motive
n. 动机, 目的, 主题, 基调 a. 运动的, 成为动机的
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教材释义与例句
动机，目的；主题
使产生动机，激起
发动的；成为动机的
释义与例句
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1.
An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
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An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
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A limb or other bodily organ that can move.
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Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
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法律What would his motive be for burning down the cottage?
No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best.
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5.
Alternative form of motif.
建筑 音乐 艺术If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive.
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A party, gathering, or get-together.
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One's plans for the day or night.
What's the motive for tonight, lads?
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1.
To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
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1.
Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
a motive argument
motive power
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Relating to motion and/or to its cause
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From Middle English motif, from Anglo-Norman motif, Middle French motif, and their source, Late Latin motivum (“motive, moving cause”), neuter of motivus.
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