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velleity

/vuh-lee-i-tee/US // vəˈli ɪ ti //UK // (vɛˈliːɪtɪ) //

精度,精确度,精确性,弹性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural vel·le·i·ties.

    • : volition in its weakest form.
    • : a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininclination
Synonyms
affection情感,爱心,情爱,情义appetite欲望,胃口,食欲,胃口好aptitude性向,材性,资质,能力bias偏见,偏颇,偏袒,偏心capability能力,性能,功能,功能性desire愿望,欲望,渴望,希望disposition处置,处置方式,处罚,处分impulse冲动,冲力,脉冲,冲动的leaning倾斜的,倾斜,倾斜度,倾斜性penchant癖好,嗜好,爱好者,偏爱predilection偏爱,倾向性,偏好,偏向predisposition预设条件,预设情况,预设,预设性preference偏好,喜好,偏爱,倾向性prejudice偏见,成见,偏执,损害proclivity倾向性,倾向于,倾向propensity倾向性,倾向,趋势,强度temperament脾气,脾性,性情,性格aptness合适性,适切性,适宜性,适度attachment附件,附属物,附图,附文attraction吸引力,吸引,景点,吸引人capacity能力,容量,容积率,容貌drift漂流,漂移,漂泊,漂浮druthers德鲁斯,德鲁瑟,德鲁瑟斯,德鲁特fancy花式,幻想,花哨的,幻想的fondness癖好,喜爱,恋情,喜好groove凹槽,槽,沟槽,沟渠idiosyncrasy特异性,特异功能,特异功能症,特异性问题liking喜欢,趣味性,喜爱,趣味mind思想,心灵,介意,脑子里movement运动,运动的partiality偏袒,偏私,偏袒性,偏心persuasion劝说,劝导,劝服,疏导pleasure乐趣,快感,快乐,愉悦proneness代谢,代词,发音,代谢性slant斜面,斜线,倾斜的,倾斜stomach胃,肚子,胃部,腹部susceptibility易感性,敏感度,易受影响的程度,敏感性taste味道,品味,口味,味觉thing事物,事,事项,事态trend趋势,潮流,走势,倾向turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变type类型,种类,型urge敦促,督促,促成,促请weakness弱点,虚弱,弱势,虚弱性whim心血来潮,突发奇想,灵感,突发事件will将,会,将会,会的wish希望,愿望,祝愿,愿cup of tea一杯茶,茶杯,杯茶,杯子里的茶soft spot软点,柔软点,温软的地方
as inliking
as infancy
as infree will

Examples

  • How would it be possible to resist the will of God, supposing of course that it was his real will, not a mere velleity?

  • But the desire by way of simple velleity may not be put into a proper prayer, when there is no hope.