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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesモチベーション
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mochibēshon
"彼には仕事に対するモチベーションがない。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
"He has no clear motivation for his strange behavior."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'motivation' originates from the Latin word 'movere', meaning 'to move'. It evolved through Middle French 'motivation', which referred to the act of moving or providing a reason for action, and has been used in English since the early 20th century to denote the reasons behind actions or behaviors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Motivation" is said worldwide
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motivation
Transliteration: motivation
"Sa motivation pour le travail est évidente."
Motivation
Transliteration: Motivation
"Seine Motivation für das Projekt ist sehr hoch."
motivazione
Transliteration: motivazione
"La sua motivazione è fondamentale per il successo."
motivación
Transliteration: motivación
"Necesito un poco de motivación para estudiar hoy."
motivação
Transliteration: motivação
"A motivação dele para vencer é inegável."
प्रेरणा
Transliteration: prernā
"सफलता के लिए प्रेरणा बहुत जरूरी है।"
动机
Transliteration: dòngjī
"他这样做的动机是什么？"
동기
Transliteration: donggi
"성공을 위한 동기가 필요하다."
モチベーション
Transliteration: mochibēshon
"彼には仕事に対するモチベーションがない。"
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