velleity
/vuh-lee-i-tee/US // vəˈli ɪ ti //UK // (vɛˈliːɪtɪ) //
精度,精确度,精确性,弹性
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural vel·le·i·ties.
- : volition in its weakest form.
- : a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it.
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Examples
How would it be possible to resist the will of God, supposing of course that it was his real will, not a mere velleity?
But the desire by way of simple velleity may not be put into a proper prayer, when there is no hope.
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