driven

driven — adjective

1. having an extremely strong desire to succeed, which causes you to work much hard

1.形容詞B2
釋義

having an extremely strong desire to succeed, which causes you to work much harder than most people and focus all your energy on your goals

例句

Liam is a driven young man who started his own business at twenty.

describes a person's determined character

The team's driven attitude carried them through months of difficult training.

collocation: driven attitude / driven personality

同義詞
  • determined

    more general; driven suggests a stronger, almost compulsive level of determination

  • motivated

    softer than driven; can describe someone who has a reason to act but may not push as hard

  • ambitious

    focuses on wanting success or high status; driven emphasises the effort and intensity more than the desire for status

  • hard-working

    describes effort only; driven also includes the inner force and single-minded focus

反義詞
  • lazy

    someone who avoids effort or work

  • unmotivated

    lacking the drive or reason to work towards a goal

文法句型

driven + noun

be/become + driven

用法筆記

Often used before a noun ('a driven person') or after 'be'/'become'. The word can imply a positive quality (ambition) but also suggests an intensity that may come at a personal cost — a driven person rarely rests.

常見錯誤

❌She is very drive to succeed.
✅She is very driven to succeed.
💡'driven' is the adjective form, not 'drive'.
❌He is a very driving person.
✅He is a very driven person.
💡'driving' as an adjective means 'forceful in action' in different contexts (e.g. 'driving rain'), not 'highly motivated'.
❌I am driven person.
✅I am a driven person.
💡You need the article 'a' before countable nouns.

driven — suffix