volition
Definitions
The power of using one's own will to make a conscious choice; the act of deciding for oneself
意志（力）；自主决断；做出选择的能力
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedvol here is the 'will, wish' branch of the root (Latin velle 'to wish'), not the 'roll' branch. vol + -ition (act/state) = 'the act of willing.' Volition is the inner act of choosing — doing something because you decided to, not because you were forced.
Root vol still carries 50 more wordsWhy It Means This
Volition belongs to the often-overlooked 'will' side of the vol root. The same Latin source gave us voluntary, volunteer, and benevolent — all about wishing or willing. Volition names the raw faculty itself: the capacity to decide. That's why the most common phrase is 'of one's own volition' — meaning nobody made you do it.
Common Collocations
- 1.of one's own volition出于自己的意愿
- 2.free volition自由意志
- 3.lack the volition缺乏意志力
- 4.human volition人类意志
Example Sentences
- 1.
She left the company of her own volition, not because she was fired.
- 2.
Patients in a coma lack the volition to move or respond.
- 3.
He signed the agreement entirely by his own volition.