“Motivated”意为“有动力的;积极主动的;受激励的”。常用来形容一个人愿意付出努力去达成目标。(也可指“被某种原因驱动”,如 motivated by curiosity)
/ˈmoʊtɪˌveɪtɪd/
She is motivated to learn English every day.
她每天都有动力学习英语。
Motivated by a desire to help others, he chose a career in public service despite the lower pay.
出于帮助他人的愿望驱动,尽管薪水较低,他仍选择了公共服务领域的职业。
来自拉丁语 movere(“移动、推动”),经由 motivate(“促动、激励”)发展而来;“motivated”是其形容词/过去分词形式,强调“被推动而行动”或“具备内在驱动力”的状态。