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volition

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++vo·li·tion /vəˈlɪʃən $ voʊ-, və-/ noun [uncountable]  1 of your own volition formal if you do something of your own volition, you do it because you want to, not because you are forced to 出于自愿 Helena left the company of her own volition. 海伦娜是自愿离开公司的。2 formalFREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT the power to choose or decide something without being forced to do it 自愿选择;自行决断 She was without her own volition. 她没有自主选择权。
Examples from the Corpus
volitionWhat is needed is knowledge and volition.It is something which must come essentially from ourselves, as a result of our own conscious volition.This action continues quite mechanically all the time, and entirely without our conscious choice or volition.The court does not, of its own volition, enquire into the merits of the case.
Origin volition (1600-1700) French Medieval Latin volitio, from Latin velle; → VOLUNTARY1
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volition
volition /vəˈlɪʃən $ voʊ-, və-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: Medieval Latin volitio, from Latin velle; voluntary1
1. of your own volition formal if you do something of your own volition, you do it because you want to, not because you are forced to:
    Helena left the company of her own volition.
2. formal the power to choose or decide something without being forced to do it:
    She was without her own volition.


vol·itionBrE /vəˈlɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /vəˈlɪʃn/ 🔊, also /voʊˈlɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) the power to choose sth freely or to make your own decisions 意志力;自愿选择;自行决断 SYN free will They left entirely of their own volition (= because they wanted to). 他们完全是自愿离开的。🔊🔊