motive
gb/mˈoʊtɪv/ us/mˈoʊtɪv/
B1
אנגלית
~ 3000
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
B1
entity
1
Reason for an action
The reason why someone does something.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone]'s motive for [doing something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'motive' with 'motivation'. 'Motive' is the specific reason for an action, while 'motivation' can mean general desire or willingness.
מילים נרדפות
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.)
הפכים
disinterest (Lack of personal reason or stake in doing something.)
צירופים
hidden motive
|political motive
|financial motive
|question someone's motive
|have a motive
נושאים
emotions
|crime
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
|communication
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
שם עצם
technical
B2
entity
2
Recurring theme in art/music
A short part of music or art that repeats and is important.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'motive' with 'motif', which is the more common spelling for this artistic sense.
מילים נרדפות
theme (Broader term; may refer to longer or more complex ideas in art or music.)
צירופים
musical motive
|recurring motive
|central motive
נושאים
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
|education
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
motive
IPA
GB/mˈoʊtɪv/
US/mˈoʊtɪv/
הברות והטעמה
motive (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (motive)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: motive
- Plural: motives
משפחת מילים
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
ביטויים
motive power
1/mˈoʊtɪv pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Power that moves machinery
Energy or force that makes a machine or vehicle move.
דוגמאות
- Steam engines provided the motive power for early trains.
- Electricity is now the main source of motive power in factories.