motive
gb/mˈoʊtɪv/ us/mˈoʊtɪv/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 3000
indíték, motívum
اسم
B1
1
indíték
B2
الگوی کاربرد:
[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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
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.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'motive' with 'motivation'. 'Motive' is the specific reason for an action, while 'motivation' can mean general desire or willingness.
معنی
Reason for an action
ترکیبهای رایج
hidden motive
|political motive
|financial motive
|question someone's motive
|have a motive
هممعنیها
reason (More general term for why something is done; less often implies secrecy or suspicion.)
|
purpose (More formal or abstract term, often without negative connotation.)
متضادها
disinterest (Lack of personal reason or stake in doing something.)
موضوعها
emotions
|crime
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
|communication
تعریف
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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
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.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'motive' with 'motif', which is the more common spelling for this artistic sense.
معنی
Recurring theme in art/music
ترکیبهای رایج
musical motive
|recurring motive
|central motive
هممعنیها
theme (Broader term; may refer to longer or more complex ideas in art or music.)
موضوعها
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
|education
تعریف
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.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
motive
IPA
GB/mˈoʊtɪv/
US/mˈoʊtɪv/
هجاها و تکیه
motive (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (motive)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: motive
- Plural: motives
خانوادهٔ واژه
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
عبارتها
motive power
1/mˈoʊtɪv pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Power that moves machinery
Energy or force that makes a machine or vehicle move.
نمونهها
- Steam engines provided the motive power for early trains.
- Electricity is now the main source of motive power in factories.