motive
gb/mˈoʊtɪv/ us/mˈoʊtɪv/
B1
英語
~ 3000
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B1
entity
1
Reason for an action
The reason why someone does something.
用法パターン：
[someone]'s motive for [doing something]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'motive' with 'motivation'. 'Motive' is the specific reason for an action, while 'motivation' can mean general desire or willingness.
類義語
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.)
対義語
disinterest (Lack of personal reason or stake in doing something.)
コロケーション
hidden motive
|political motive
|financial motive
|question someone's motive
|have a motive
テーマ
emotions
|crime
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
|communication
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
名詞
technical
B2
entity
2
Recurring theme in art/music
A short part of music or art that repeats and is important.
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'motive' with 'motif', which is the more common spelling for this artistic sense.
類義語
theme (Broader term; may refer to longer or more complex ideas in art or music.)
コロケーション
musical motive
|recurring motive
|central motive
テーマ
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
|education
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
文法
辞書形
motive
IPA
GB/mˈoʊtɪv/
US/mˈoʊtɪv/
音節・強勢
motive （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (motive)
活用形
Noun
- Base: motive
- Plural: motives
関連語
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
表現
motive power
1/mˈoʊtɪv pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Power that moves machinery
Energy or force that makes a machine or vehicle move.
例文
- Steam engines provided the motive power for early trains.
- Electricity is now the main source of motive power in factories.