volitional
adjective formal uk/vəˈlɪʃ.ən.əl/ us/vəˈlɪʃ.ən.əl/
行使意志的，选择的，决定的
acting as a result of a decision or choice; done because someone has decided or chosen to do it
mental processes over which we have volitional control 我们能够通过意志控制的心理过程
The action is not mechanical; it is volitional. 这个动作不是机械的，而是有意为之的。
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- The complaints alleged volitional acts rather than accidental occurrences.
- The purpose of the insanity defense is to ensure that a criminal sanction is imposed only on those who had the cognitive and volitional capacity to comply with the law.
- This is a time of life in which you become a volitional consumer as opposed to being dressed by your parents.
- The first drink may be volitional, but after one becomes addicted, it becomes a compulsion.