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BNC: 22140 COCA: 19800

willpower

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willpower /ˈwɪlˌpawɚ/ noun
willpower
/ˈwɪlˌpawɚ/
noun
Learner's definition of WILLPOWER
[noncount]
: the ability to control yourself : strong determination that allows you to do something difficult (such as to lose weight or quit smoking)意志力
BNC: 22140 COCA: 19800

willpower

noun

will·​pow·​er ˈwil-ˌpau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce willpower (audio)
: the ability to control one's own actions, emotions, or urges
Alcoholics can't stop drinking through willpower alone: they need to alter behavior … that triggers the impulse to drink. James Atlas
I'm not talking about facing up to hard work or discipline, as if the problem were faulty willpower or a poor character. Patricia Hampl
also : strong determination that allows one to do something difficult
He [Nicolas Sarkozy] … brokered a huge trade deal with China and generally signaled that he could redefine his country through sheer willpower alone. Bruce Crumley

Example Sentences

The dessert buffet tested my willpower. He conquered his drinking problem through sheer willpower.
Recent Examples on the Web What must ultimately follow are serious efforts to secure the island against a future Chinese attack, when, heretofore, the political willpower has been lacking. The Editors, National Review, 3 Aug. 2022 His execution of Brexit, after three years in which members of Parliament had attempted to annul the referendum to leave the European Union, was a master class in sheer political willpower. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022 Accordingly, when asked what stops them from making healthy lifestyle changes, Americans commonly cite a lack of willpower. CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 Tech project managing is a dynamic field that requires a lot of willpower to deliver results. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Instead, some people view them mainly as the ongoing consequences of bad decisions or lack of willpower. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 22 June 2022 It’s that same level of willpower by Abercrombie that inspires people who know him to this day. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 10 June 2022 Two years later, as the Supreme Court has eroded federal protections on all three, Ms. Chadwick now sees President Biden and other Democratic leaders as lacking both the imagination and willpower to fight back. New York Times, 14 July 2022 Additionally, research shows that trying to stick to a restrictive diet impairs willpower and emotional control, perhaps explaining why lots of people on stringent diets come off as grumpy and impatient. Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of willpower was in 1850
BNC: 22140 COCA: 19800
willpower

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + WILLPOWER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEsheer完全的毅力strong頑強的意志力all sb's某人全部的毅力It took all his willpower to stay in and study.他用盡全部的自制力才留在家裏學習。VERB + WILLPOWERhave有毅力I'm no good at losing weight. The trouble is, I've no willpower.我總是減肥不成功,原因就在於我沒有毅力。take需要毅力summon鼓起勇氣He tried to summon the willpower to get out of bed.他拚命鼓足了勇氣想從牀上爬起來。PREPOSITIONby willpower憑着毅力She managed to finish the race by sheer willpower.她完全憑毅力跑完了全程。

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