名詞 motivation:

1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
   同義詞：motive, need
2. the condition of being motivated
3. the act of motivating; providing incentive
   同義詞：motivating

1. Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
   擬人論，擬人觀賦予無(wú)生命的物體，動(dòng)物或自然現(xiàn)象以人的動(dòng)機(jī)，特征或行動(dòng)

mo.ti.va.tion

n.（名詞）

The act or process of motivating.
提供動(dòng)機(jī)：提供動(dòng)機(jī)的行為或過(guò)程
The state of being motivated.
被激發(fā)促動(dòng)的狀態(tài)
Something that motivates; an inducement or incentive.
動(dòng)力：提供動(dòng)機(jī)的事物；誘導(dǎo)物或動(dòng)機(jī)

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mo.tiva.tional
adj.（形容詞）
mo.tiva.tionally
adv.（副詞）