motive是什么意思_motive怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

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;"we did not understand his motivation"
"he acted with the best of motives"

a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

Adjective:

causing or able to cause motion;"a motive force"
"motive power"
"motor energy"

impelling to action;"it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"
"motive pleas"
"motivating arguments"

中英词源

motive 移动，动机，原因

来自拉丁语movere,运动，移动，词源同move.-t,过去分词后缀。引申词义动机，原因。

motive (n.): mid-14c., "something brought forward," from Old French motif "will, drive, motivation," noun use of adjective, literally "moving," from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling," from Latin motus "a moving, motion," past participle of movere "to move" (see move (v.)). Meaning "that which inwardly moves a person to behave a certain way" is from early 15c.
motive (adj.): late 14c., from Old French motif "moving" or directly from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling," from past participle stem of movere "to move" (see move (v.)).

词态变化

复数 motives;
形容词 motiveless;

权威造句

1. Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan.: 希拉想帮助斯坦是另有所图的。

2. The motive of the executions would be to instil fear.: 执行死刑的动机是要灌输恐惧。

3. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.: 警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。

4. The motive for the killing is unknown.: 杀人动机不明。

5. There seemed to be no motive for the murder.: 这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。

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近反义词

leading motive 主要动机; 主题, ...

business motive 经营动机

social motive 社会动机

transaction motive 交易动机

management motive 管理动机

motive power 动力

motive force 原动力

precautionary motive 谨慎动机

motive cycle 工作循环

motive noise 动噪声

speculative motive 投机动机

convenience motive 方便动机

profit motive 谋利动机

unlearned motive 非习得动机

相似短语

by motive 隐蔽的动机, 暗中的计算

behavioral motive 行为动机

profit motive 谋利动机

assets motive 资产动机

motive force 原动力

motive picture n. 电影片

motive of lucre 【法】贪财动机

rational motive phr. 理性动机

leading motive 【法】主要动机

business motive 经营动机，经营动机

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