单词 | conatus |
释义 | conatus[ koh-ney-tuhs ] / koʊˈneɪ təs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conatus ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural co·na·tus.an effort or striving. a force or tendency simulating a human effort. (in the philosophy of Spinoza) the force in every animate creature toward the preservation of its existence. Origin of conatus1655–65; <Latin: exertion, equivalent to cōnā(rī) to attempt + -tus suffix of v. action Words nearby conatusConant, conarium, con artist, conation, conative, conatus, con brio, conc., concanavalin A, concatenate, concatenation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conatus
British Dictionary definitions for conatusconatus / (kəʊˈneɪtəs) / noun plural -tusan effort or striving of natural impulse (esp in the philosophy of Spinoza) the tendency of all things to persist in their own being Word Origin for conatusC17: from Latin: effort, from cōnārī to try Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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