motive
gb/mˈoʊtɪv/ us/mˈoʊtɪv/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 3000
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B1
entity
1
Reason for an action
The reason why someone does something.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone]'s motive for [doing something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'motive' with 'motivation'. 'Motive' is the specific reason for an action, while 'motivation' can mean general desire or willingness.
هممعنیها
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.)
متضادها
disinterest (Lack of personal reason or stake in doing something.)
ترکیبهای رایج
hidden motive
|political motive
|financial motive
|question someone's motive
|have a motive
موضوعها
emotions
|crime
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
|communication
نمونهها
- The police are still trying to determine the killer's motive.
- Her motive for volunteering was to gain experience.
- 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.
- I think his motive is to help people.
- She told me her motive for moving to the city.
- They want to find the motive for the crime.
اسم
technical
B2
entity
2
Recurring theme in art/music
A short part of music or art that repeats and is important.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'motive' with 'motif', which is the more common spelling for this artistic sense.
هممعنیها
theme (Broader term; may refer to longer or more complex ideas in art or music.)
ترکیبهای رایج
musical motive
|recurring motive
|central motive
موضوعها
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
|education
نمونهها
- The composer used a simple four-note motive throughout the symphony.
- A recurring floral motive appears in her paintings.
- The novel's central motive is the search for identity.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The song has a short motive that repeats.
- There is a flower motive in the design.
- This story has a love motive that comes again and again.
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.