单词 | conatus |
释义 | conatus /koh nay"teuhs/, n. , pl. conatus. 1. an effort or striving. 2. a force or tendency simulating a human effort. 3. (in the philosophy of Spinoza) the force in every animate creature toward the preservation of its existence. [1655-65; < L: exertion, equiv. to cona(ri) to attempt + -tus suffix of v. action] |
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