conation

n. 意动, 意图 [医] 意志, 意图

发音

UK /kəʊˈneɪ.ʃən/
US /koʊˈneɪ.ʃən/

词形变化

conations 复数 conations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical.

    可数 不可数 哲学

    [The] 'purposive conscious striving' aspect of conation is very likely a concept we need to treat separately if we are to study human motivation successfully […]

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnātiō (“an act of attempting”).

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