motive
gb/mˈoʊtɪv/ us/mˈoʊtɪv/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 3000
indíték, motívum
اسم
B1
1
indíték
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone]'s motive for [doing something]
The police are still trying to determine the killer's motive.
A rendőrség még mindig próbálja megállapítani a gyilkos indítékát.
Her motive for volunteering was to gain experience.
Az önkénteskedés mögött az az indíték állt, hogy tapasztalatot szerezzen.
He had no financial motive for the crime.
Some questioned the company's motive for donating money.
The detective searched for a possible motive behind the attack.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
The police do not know the motive.
A rendőrség nem ismeri az indítékot.
I think his motive is to help people.
Szerintem az az indítéka, hogy segítsen az embereken.
She told me her motive for moving to the city.
They want to find the motive for the crime.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'motive' with 'motivation'. 'Motive' is the specific reason for an action, while 'motivation' can mean general desire or willingness.
المعنى
Reason for an action
المتلازمات اللفظية
hidden motive
|political motive
|financial motive
|question someone's motive
|have a motive
المرادفات
reason (More general term for why something is done; less often implies secrecy or suspicion.)
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purpose (More formal or abstract term, often without negative connotation.)
الأضداد
disinterest (Lack of personal reason or stake in doing something.)
الموضوعات
emotions
|crime
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
|communication
التعريف
The reason why someone does something.
A reason or cause that makes someone decide to do something, especially something hidden or not immediately obvious.
اسم
B2
TECHNICAL
2
motívum
B2
The composer used a simple four-note motive throughout the symphony.
A zeneszerző egy egyszerű, négyhangos motívumot használt végig a szimfóniában.
A recurring floral motive appears in her paintings.
Festményein visszatérő virágmotívum jelenik meg.
The novel's central motive is the search for identity.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
The song has a short motive that repeats.
A dalban van egy rövid motívum, amely ismétlődik.
There is a flower motive in the design.
A mintában virágmotívum található.
This story has a love motive that comes again and again.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'motive' with 'motif', which is the more common spelling for this artistic sense.
المعنى
Recurring theme in art/music
المتلازمات اللفظية
musical motive
|recurring motive
|central motive
المرادفات
theme (Broader term; may refer to longer or more complex ideas in art or music.)
الموضوعات
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
|education
التعريف
A short part of music or art that repeats and is important.
A short musical idea, theme, or figure, or a recurring element in art or literature that is characteristic and often symbolic.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
motive
IPA
GB/mˈoʊtɪv/
US/mˈoʊtɪv/
المقاطع والنبر
motive (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (motive)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: motive
- Plural: motives
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
motives
noun
Core family
Related words
motivator
noun
motivating
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unmotivated
adjective
demotivate
verb
demotivating
adjective
Advanced or less common
motiveless
adjective
التعبيرات
motive power
1/mˈoʊtɪv pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Power that moves machinery
Energy or force that makes a machine or vehicle move.
أمثلة
- Steam engines provided the motive power for early trains.
- Electricity is now the main source of motive power in factories.