motive
gb/mˈoʊtɪv/ us/mˈoʊtɪv/
B1
英语
~ 3000
义项
0 个义项
名词
B1
entity
1
Reason for an action
The reason why someone does something.
用法模式：
[someone]'s motive for [doing something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'motive' with 'motivation'. 'Motive' is the specific reason for an action, while 'motivation' can mean general desire or willingness.
近义词
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.)
反义词
disinterest (Lack of personal reason or stake in doing something.)
搭配
hidden motive
|political motive
|financial motive
|question someone's motive
|have a motive
主题
emotions
|crime
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
|communication
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
名词
technical
B2
entity
2
Recurring theme in art/music
A short part of music or art that repeats and is important.
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'motive' with 'motif', which is the more common spelling for this artistic sense.
近义词
theme (Broader term; may refer to longer or more complex ideas in art or music.)
搭配
musical motive
|recurring motive
|central motive
主题
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
|education
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
motive
IPA
GB/mˈoʊtɪv/
US/mˈoʊtɪv/
音节与重音
motive （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (motive)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: motive
- Plural: motives
词族
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
相关表达
motive power
1/mˈoʊtɪv pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Power that moves machinery
Energy or force that makes a machine or vehicle move.
例句
- Steam engines provided the motive power for early trains.
- Electricity is now the main source of motive power in factories.