英语词汇motivation的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	motivation
词源	motivation n. 1873, "act or process of furnishing with an incentive or inducement to action;" see motivate + -ion. Perhaps borrowed from German, where motivation is attested by 1854. Psychological use, "inner or social stimulus for an action," is from 1904. Entries linking to motivation motivate v. "to stimulate toward action, act as the inciting cause of," 1863, from motive + -ate (2); perhaps modeled on French motiver or German motivieren. Related: Motivated; motivating. -ion word-forming element attached to verbs, making nouns of state, condition, or action, from French -ion or directly from Latin -ionem (nominative -io, genitive -ionis), common suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs. motivate (v.)-ionmotivational (adj.)self-motivation (n.) updated on February 27, 2019
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motivation n.