Definition of motivation in English:

motivation

noun məʊtɪˈveɪʃ(ə)nˌmoʊdəˈveɪʃ(ə)n

1A reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way.
动力，诱因
escape can be a strong motivation for travel
逃避可以是出门旅行的强大动因。
Example sentencesExamples
- Muslim women wear the hijab for a number of reasons beyond the obvious religious motivations.
- When we later meet Pilate, his motivations are made clear, but the High Priest's are not.
- It just gave you a stronger motivation for doing what you already knew was right.
- What could you possibly know about the motivations that caused these young people to become so angry?
- Her main motivation was a desire to see the old mill working again.
- I am suggesting that we are wrong to dismiss their motivations and reasoning out of hand as trivial and aberrant.
- What was the motivation behind you going traveling for two months in China & Vietnam a couple of years ago?
- Although it can be very difficult to give up smoking, many women find pregnancy is a strong motivation.
- The university needs to reflect on the motivations of its teachers.
- For people who have no faith in God, fear of punishment would be a stronger motivation to do good than promise of reward.
- Trying to calculate the motivations of others is frustrating precisely because some statements or actions are motiveless.
- It also makes good business sense to query Plato's motivations for writing the Republic.
- On the other hand, is it wrong to suspect that the ad campaign might have political motivations as well?
- The question of whether simple life ever arose on Mars is a strong motivation for exploration.
- It is also essential to understand the reasons and motivations behind such behaviours and cultural norms.
- That was probably one of the main motivations in my life.
- I've had to fire friends before because they didn't have the same motivations I had.
- The motivation for this rationalisation is, however, the serious fiscal crisis in the health care system.
- But money remained one of the motivations behind the creation of the new partnership, Ms Phillips admitted.
- We all know what side they are on, and what their motivations are.
- According to Forbes one of the main motivations is to inspire children to continue with their education.
Synonyms
motive, motivating force, incentive, stimulus, stimulation, inspiration, impulse, inducement, incitement, spur, goad, provocation
reason, rationale, ground(s)
1. 1.1mass noun Desire or willingness to do something; enthusiasm.
  积极性；干劲
  keep staff up to date and maintain interest and motivation
  让员工们更新观念，保持兴趣和干劲。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Other possibilities include job satisfaction, motivation and the experience of work generally.
  Leadership, strategic thinking and motivation are considered to be the key qualities of an effective CEO.
  What does this do to a young man of little education, to his desire and motivation?
  Socialism could only become a reality if the majority of people had the desire and motivation to fight for it.
  While the best students will always excel and achieve, added motivation can be provided by prizes such as this.
  The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain, involved in many kinds of motivation, among other functions.
  I lost any small amount of motivation I had to study after she became ill.
  The course will include the study of motivation, emotion and personality.
  I just hope that this enthusiasm and motivation grows, and we don't see all he has to give too soon.
  While they lack any motivation to be good, they intensely desire to appear good.
  I finished my intermediate, but realised that I had no motivation to continue.
  Intrinsic motivation is the desire to take part in an activity for its own sake.
  For a short while I lived my life this way, I had no motivation to change it either.
  All in all, the Government is the poorer for the loss of her drive, motivation and intelligence.
  An interviewer wants to gauge your enthusiasm and motivation in wanting a job there.
  Thinking like this will make your learning more personal, and this will increase your motivation.
  She'd let us stay because we had motivation and good humour and spirit.
  Since the disaster it's been a constant challenge to maintain motivation and morale.
  The students all showed extreme motivation and interest in it.
  In his mind it has given him the added drive and motivation to do better.
  Synonyms
  enthusiasm, drive, ambition, initiative, determination, enterprise, sense of purpose
  informal get-up-and-go
2South African A set of facts and arguments used in support of a proposal.
〈南非〉（支持请求或倡议的）事实与理由
the following proposal and motivation is submitted for consideration
Example sentencesExamples
- Simply write a short motivation telling us why your candidate deserves to be honoured as our Woman of the Year.
- Another factor had to do with the presentations, even the motivations.
- Maduna said anybody was free to petition the Head of State and make a proper motivation as to why they should be pardoned.

Origin

Late 19th century: from motive, reinforced by motivate.

Definition of motivation in US English:

motivation

nounˌmōdəˈvāSH(ə)nˌmoʊdəˈveɪʃ(ə)n

1The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
动力，诱因
escape can be a strong motivation for travel
逃避可以是出门旅行的强大动因。
Example sentencesExamples
- On the other hand, is it wrong to suspect that the ad campaign might have political motivations as well?
- But money remained one of the motivations behind the creation of the new partnership, Ms Phillips admitted.
- Although it can be very difficult to give up smoking, many women find pregnancy is a strong motivation.
- The question of whether simple life ever arose on Mars is a strong motivation for exploration.
- Muslim women wear the hijab for a number of reasons beyond the obvious religious motivations.
- What could you possibly know about the motivations that caused these young people to become so angry?
- It just gave you a stronger motivation for doing what you already knew was right.
- Trying to calculate the motivations of others is frustrating precisely because some statements or actions are motiveless.
- Her main motivation was a desire to see the old mill working again.
- For people who have no faith in God, fear of punishment would be a stronger motivation to do good than promise of reward.
- According to Forbes one of the main motivations is to inspire children to continue with their education.
- We all know what side they are on, and what their motivations are.
- It is also essential to understand the reasons and motivations behind such behaviours and cultural norms.
- I've had to fire friends before because they didn't have the same motivations I had.
- That was probably one of the main motivations in my life.
- The motivation for this rationalisation is, however, the serious fiscal crisis in the health care system.
- When we later meet Pilate, his motivations are made clear, but the High Priest's are not.
- It also makes good business sense to query Plato's motivations for writing the Republic.
- The university needs to reflect on the motivations of its teachers.
- What was the motivation behind you going traveling for two months in China & Vietnam a couple of years ago?
- I am suggesting that we are wrong to dismiss their motivations and reasoning out of hand as trivial and aberrant.
Synonyms
motive, motivating force, incentive, stimulus, stimulation, inspiration, impulse, inducement, incitement, spur, goad, provocation
1. 1.1 The general desire or willingness of someone to do something.
  积极性；干劲
  keep staff up to date and maintain interest and motivation
  让员工们更新观念，保持兴趣和干劲。
  Example sentencesExamples
  While they lack any motivation to be good, they intensely desire to appear good.
  Thinking like this will make your learning more personal, and this will increase your motivation.
  I lost any small amount of motivation I had to study after she became ill.
  Other possibilities include job satisfaction, motivation and the experience of work generally.
  Leadership, strategic thinking and motivation are considered to be the key qualities of an effective CEO.
  The students all showed extreme motivation and interest in it.
  While the best students will always excel and achieve, added motivation can be provided by prizes such as this.
  What does this do to a young man of little education, to his desire and motivation?
  Intrinsic motivation is the desire to take part in an activity for its own sake.
  I finished my intermediate, but realised that I had no motivation to continue.
  The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain, involved in many kinds of motivation, among other functions.
  I just hope that this enthusiasm and motivation grows, and we don't see all he has to give too soon.
  An interviewer wants to gauge your enthusiasm and motivation in wanting a job there.
  The course will include the study of motivation, emotion and personality.
  Socialism could only become a reality if the majority of people had the desire and motivation to fight for it.
  All in all, the Government is the poorer for the loss of her drive, motivation and intelligence.
  For a short while I lived my life this way, I had no motivation to change it either.
  She'd let us stay because we had motivation and good humour and spirit.
  In his mind it has given him the added drive and motivation to do better.
  Since the disaster it's been a constant challenge to maintain motivation and morale.
  Synonyms
  enthusiasm, drive, ambition, initiative, determination, enterprise, sense of purpose

Origin

Late 19th century: from motive, reinforced by motivate.

词汇	motivation
释义	Definition of motivation in English: motivation noun məʊtɪˈveɪʃ(ə)nˌmoʊdəˈveɪʃ(ə)n 1A reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way. 动力，诱因 escape can be a strong motivation for travel 逃避可以是出门旅行的强大动因。 Example sentencesExamples Muslim women wear the hijab for a number of reasons beyond the obvious religious motivations. When we later meet Pilate, his motivations are made clear, but the High Priest's are not. It just gave you a stronger motivation for doing what you already knew was right. What could you possibly know about the motivations that caused these young people to become so angry? Her main motivation was a desire to see the old mill working again. I am suggesting that we are wrong to dismiss their motivations and reasoning out of hand as trivial and aberrant. What was the motivation behind you going traveling for two months in China & Vietnam a couple of years ago? Although it can be very difficult to give up smoking, many women find pregnancy is a strong motivation. The university needs to reflect on the motivations of its teachers. For people who have no faith in God, fear of punishment would be a stronger motivation to do good than promise of reward. Trying to calculate the motivations of others is frustrating precisely because some statements or actions are motiveless. It also makes good business sense to query Plato's motivations for writing the Republic. On the other hand, is it wrong to suspect that the ad campaign might have political motivations as well? The question of whether simple life ever arose on Mars is a strong motivation for exploration. It is also essential to understand the reasons and motivations behind such behaviours and cultural norms. That was probably one of the main motivations in my life. I've had to fire friends before because they didn't have the same motivations I had. The motivation for this rationalisation is, however, the serious fiscal crisis in the health care system. But money remained one of the motivations behind the creation of the new partnership, Ms Phillips admitted. We all know what side they are on, and what their motivations are. According to Forbes one of the main motivations is to inspire children to continue with their education. Synonyms motive, motivating force, incentive, stimulus, stimulation, inspiration, impulse, inducement, incitement, spur, goad, provocation reason, rationale, ground(s) 1.1mass noun Desire or willingness to do something; enthusiasm. 积极性；干劲 keep staff up to date and maintain interest and motivation 让员工们更新观念，保持兴趣和干劲。 Example sentencesExamples Other possibilities include job satisfaction, motivation and the experience of work generally. Leadership, strategic thinking and motivation are considered to be the key qualities of an effective CEO. What does this do to a young man of little education, to his desire and motivation? Socialism could only become a reality if the majority of people had the desire and motivation to fight for it. While the best students will always excel and achieve, added motivation can be provided by prizes such as this. The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain, involved in many kinds of motivation, among other functions. I lost any small amount of motivation I had to study after she became ill. The course will include the study of motivation, emotion and personality. I just hope that this enthusiasm and motivation grows, and we don't see all he has to give too soon. While they lack any motivation to be good, they intensely desire to appear good. I finished my intermediate, but realised that I had no motivation to continue. Intrinsic motivation is the desire to take part in an activity for its own sake. For a short while I lived my life this way, I had no motivation to change it either. All in all, the Government is the poorer for the loss of her drive, motivation and intelligence. An interviewer wants to gauge your enthusiasm and motivation in wanting a job there. Thinking like this will make your learning more personal, and this will increase your motivation. She'd let us stay because we had motivation and good humour and spirit. Since the disaster it's been a constant challenge to maintain motivation and morale. The students all showed extreme motivation and interest in it. In his mind it has given him the added drive and motivation to do better. Synonyms enthusiasm, drive, ambition, initiative, determination, enterprise, sense of purpose informal get-up-and-go 2South African A set of facts and arguments used in support of a proposal. 〈南非〉（支持请求或倡议的）事实与理由 the following proposal and motivation is submitted for consideration Example sentencesExamples Simply write a short motivation telling us why your candidate deserves to be honoured as our Woman of the Year. Another factor had to do with the presentations, even the motivations. Maduna said anybody was free to petition the Head of State and make a proper motivation as to why they should be pardoned. Origin Late 19th century: from motive, reinforced by motivate. Definition of motivation in US English: motivation nounˌmōdəˈvāSH(ə)nˌmoʊdəˈveɪʃ(ə)n 1The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. 动力，诱因 escape can be a strong motivation for travel 逃避可以是出门旅行的强大动因。 Example sentencesExamples On the other hand, is it wrong to suspect that the ad campaign might have political motivations as well? But money remained one of the motivations behind the creation of the new partnership, Ms Phillips admitted. Although it can be very difficult to give up smoking, many women find pregnancy is a strong motivation. The question of whether simple life ever arose on Mars is a strong motivation for exploration. Muslim women wear the hijab for a number of reasons beyond the obvious religious motivations. What could you possibly know about the motivations that caused these young people to become so angry? It just gave you a stronger motivation for doing what you already knew was right. Trying to calculate the motivations of others is frustrating precisely because some statements or actions are motiveless. Her main motivation was a desire to see the old mill working again. For people who have no faith in God, fear of punishment would be a stronger motivation to do good than promise of reward. According to Forbes one of the main motivations is to inspire children to continue with their education. We all know what side they are on, and what their motivations are. It is also essential to understand the reasons and motivations behind such behaviours and cultural norms. I've had to fire friends before because they didn't have the same motivations I had. That was probably one of the main motivations in my life. The motivation for this rationalisation is, however, the serious fiscal crisis in the health care system. When we later meet Pilate, his motivations are made clear, but the High Priest's are not. It also makes good business sense to query Plato's motivations for writing the Republic. The university needs to reflect on the motivations of its teachers. What was the motivation behind you going traveling for two months in China & Vietnam a couple of years ago? I am suggesting that we are wrong to dismiss their motivations and reasoning out of hand as trivial and aberrant. Synonyms motive, motivating force, incentive, stimulus, stimulation, inspiration, impulse, inducement, incitement, spur, goad, provocation 1.1 The general desire or willingness of someone to do something. 积极性；干劲 keep staff up to date and maintain interest and motivation 让员工们更新观念，保持兴趣和干劲。 Example sentencesExamples While they lack any motivation to be good, they intensely desire to appear good. Thinking like this will make your learning more personal, and this will increase your motivation. I lost any small amount of motivation I had to study after she became ill. Other possibilities include job satisfaction, motivation and the experience of work generally. Leadership, strategic thinking and motivation are considered to be the key qualities of an effective CEO. The students all showed extreme motivation and interest in it. While the best students will always excel and achieve, added motivation can be provided by prizes such as this. What does this do to a young man of little education, to his desire and motivation? Intrinsic motivation is the desire to take part in an activity for its own sake. I finished my intermediate, but realised that I had no motivation to continue. The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain, involved in many kinds of motivation, among other functions. I just hope that this enthusiasm and motivation grows, and we don't see all he has to give too soon. An interviewer wants to gauge your enthusiasm and motivation in wanting a job there. The course will include the study of motivation, emotion and personality. Socialism could only become a reality if the majority of people had the desire and motivation to fight for it. All in all, the Government is the poorer for the loss of her drive, motivation and intelligence. For a short while I lived my life this way, I had no motivation to change it either. She'd let us stay because we had motivation and good humour and spirit. In his mind it has given him the added drive and motivation to do better. Since the disaster it's been a constant challenge to maintain motivation and morale. Synonyms enthusiasm, drive, ambition, initiative, determination, enterprise, sense of purpose Origin Late 19th century: from motive, reinforced by motivate.
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