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单词 conatus
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conatus

[ koh-ney-tuhs ]
/ koʊˈneɪ təs /
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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 conatus

1655–65; <Latin: exertion, equivalent to cōnā() to attempt + -tus suffix of v. action

Words nearby conatus

Conant, conarium, con artist, conation, conative, conatus, con brio, conc., concanavalin A, concatenate, concatenation
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Example sentences from the Web for conatus

  • Conatus est omne divortium inter regiam majestatem et reginam dissuadere.

    History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V|J. H. Merle d'Aubigné
  • Strange that this great length of time should not have produced even one new organ, or the marks of a conatus to produce one.

    The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences|Edward Hitchcock

British Dictionary definitions for conatus

conatus
/ (kəʊˈneɪtəs) /

noun plural -tus

an 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 conatus

C17: 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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