Motive
[ 'məutiv ]
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n. 动机，主旨;（艺术作品的）主题，题材;
adj. 运动的;动机的;发动的;
vt. 促使;
📝 例句
For many years the motive power of trains was steam.
好多年,火车的动力是蒸汽。
diagnose the underlying motive
探询真实情况
I believe that Martin had two motives.
我相信马丁有着双重动机。
The water provides the motive power that turns the mill wheel.
水提供了转动轮子的动力。
His real motive for the crime remains obscure.
他犯罪的真正动机仍不清楚.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ mot-拼音“模特”,ive-I’ve我已经:模特的目的我已经知道
※ mot-拼音“模特”,iv-罗马数字“4”,e-拼音“鹅”:模特的动机是抓住四只鹅
※ mo-拼音“魔”,ti-拼音“踢”,v-罗马数字“5”,e-拼音“鹅”:魔鬼踢5只鹅的动机没人能猜出来
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-mov-表示“移动”
常见变体有-mob-、-mot-
📖 牛津释义
motive
n
~ (for sth) that which causes sb to act in a particular way; reason 动机; 原因
The police could not find a motive for the murder. 警方未能找出谋杀者的动机.
question sb's motives 对某人的动机提出疑问
the profit motive, ie the desire to makea profit 图利的动机. =>Usage at reason1 用法见reason1.> motive adj [attrib 作定语]
causing movement or action 产生运动的; 起动的; 发动的
motive force/power, eg electricity, to operate machinery 动力.
🎯 考研助记
mot(=move移动)+ive(名/形缀):运动的- 动机
🔁 扩展释义
*['mәutiv]n. 动机, 目的, 主题, 基调a. 运动的, 成为动机的【机】 开动的, 原动力的
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Of course not. I'm not that foolish.
当然不是。我可没有那么蠢。
I'm afraid I can't do that right now. the manager isn't here.
恐怕我现在不能退钱给你。经理不在这里。
I told him that if painting was important for him, he would live on bread in order to succeed.
我告诉他说，如果绘画对他很重要的话，那么要取得成功，就得靠啃干面包生活了。