名詞 motivation:

1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
   同義詞：motive, need
2. the condition of being motivated
3. the act of motivating; providing incentive
   同義詞：motivating

1. Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
   擬人論，擬人觀賦予無生命的物體，動物或自然現(xiàn)象以人的動機，特征或行動

mo.ti.va.tion

n.（名詞）

The act or process of motivating.
提供動機：提供動機的行為或過程
The state of being motivated.
被激發(fā)促動的狀態(tài)
Something that motivates; an inducement or incentive.
動力：提供動機的事物；誘導物或動機

【引伸】
mo.tiva.tional
adj.（形容詞）
mo.tiva.tionally
adv.（副詞）