You can picture it as a force inside you that pushes you forward — the same feeling that gets you out of bed to train, or keeps you working when nobody is watching. Sometimes we point at the push itself (the energy), sometimes at the thing that set it going (the reason).
From the word’s history
From Latin 'movere' meaning 'to move' (via 'motivus', moving/impelling): motivation is literally what moves you to act — the connection between the root and the modern core is very direct.
源自拉丁文 movere「移動、使動」（經 motivus「推動的」）：motivation 字面上就是「使你行動起來的東西」。這個字根和現代核心意義幾乎重疊——推你動起來的那股力量。
etymonline.com/word/motivation
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
motivationnoun/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/
- 1
Willingness of action especially in behavior.
- 2
The action of motivating.
- 3
Something which motivates.
- 4
An incentive or reason for doing something.
- 5
advertisingbusinessmarketingA research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.
- The motivation scores showed that 65% of people wanted to visit our website to learn more about the offer after watching the commercial.
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