16 August 2024

昨天看我们公司的一个内部软件模块的手册,说其他人可以根据自己的意愿连接到自己的解决方案中实用:

the user can connect the tool according to their own volition.

他们用到了 volition。名词行使意志。搭配短语 to do sth of/by/on one’s own volition.

they choose to leave early of their own volition. (Apple Dictionary 2024)

这个词来自拉丁语 volitio 的主格 volitionem 意愿。更早的词根 volo 我愿, velle 的第一人称动词。velle 就是 will 的前身吧。

德语里of one’s volition表达为 aus eigenem Willen,瑞典语则是 av egen fri vilja。 显然,德语和瑞典语更接近古老的拉丁语。而且瑞典语北欧风格,比德语更简化一些。

比如这篇心理学论文(Jia et al. 2024–8AD)研究了工作环境中数字化对员工工作意愿的影响。用到 volition 这个词:

This study investigated the impact of psychological needs on employees’ enjoyment and volition at work, leading to employees’ intentions in digital workplace transformation.

References

Apple Dictionary. 2024. Apple.
Jia, Yuan, Jianguo Du, Fakhar Shahzad, and Imran Khan. 2024–8AD. “Unleashing the Potential of Digitalization: The Nexus of Psychological Needs, Enjoyment, Volition, Engagement and Training and Development for Local Government Workplace Transformation.” Current Psychology. doi:10.1007/s12144-024-06374-x.

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