velleity
英 [ve'liːɪtɪ]
美[vɛ'liəti]
- n. 不完全意欲，微弱的欲望
英英释义
- 1. a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
- 2. volition in its weakest form
英文词源
- velleity (n.)
- "volition in the weakest form; an indolent or inactive wish," 1610s, from Medieval Latin stem of velleitas (from Latin velle "to wish, will;" see will (v.)) + -ity.
词态变化
复数: velleities;