| 单词 | willpower |
| 释义 | willpower (once / 33388 pages) n Willpower is the ability to control or restrain yourself. If you bake brownies and can keep yourself from tasting them until after dinner, you can thank your willpower. A less descriptive — but simpler — way to say willpower is simply will. Whichever word you prefer, you can use it to describe someone's deliberate or purposeful control. In the case of willpower, the person is likely to be resisting a temptation or impulse. It takes willpower not to argue with someone whose opinions make you angry, and willpower to eat just one potato chip. WORD FAMILYwillpower: willpowers USAGE EXAMPLES“The difficulty in keeping weight off reflects biology, not a pathological lack of willpower affecting two-thirds of the U.S.A.,” he said. New York Times(May 02, 2016) When you shop till you drop, your willpower drops, too. New York Times(Aug 17, 2011) But new studies suggest that we’ve been thinking about willpower all wrong, and that the theory of ego depletion isn’t true. Time(Nov 29, 2016) n the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper possession, self-command, self-control, self-possession, self-will, will power nerves control of your emotions presence of mindself-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve the trait of being resolute |
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