motive
- n.动机;目的;原因
- adj.发动的;导致运动的
- v.同“motivate”；成为(艺术作品的)主题
复数： motives 派生词： motiveless adj.
mot 运动,移动 + -ive 人/物
motivenoun
动机；原因；目的
a reason for doing sth
There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
I'm suspicious of his motives.
我怀疑他的动机。
the profit motive (= the desire to make a profit)
谋利的动机
I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you.
我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。
adj.
only before noun发动的；导致运动的
causing movement or action
motive power/force (= for example, electricity, to operate machinery)
原动力
These are all words for a cause or an explanation for sth that has happened or that sb has done.以上各词均指事情发生或做某事的原因、理由、解释。
a cause or an explanation for sth that has happened or that sb has done; a fact that makes it right or fair to do sth指某事发生或做某事的原因、理由、解释、正当理由、道理：
He said no but he didn't give a reason.
他说不行，但没有说明原因。
( rather formal ) a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing sth指说、做或相信某事的充分理由、根据：
You have no grounds for complaint.
你没有理由抱怨。
a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour; a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons指为自己行为所作的辩护、借口、理由：
Late again! What's your excuse this time?
又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？
It gave me an excuse to take the car.
这使我有理由开车去了。
a reason that explains sb's behaviour指动机、原因：
There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
(usually used in negative statements) a good reason to do sth（常用于否定句）指必须、需要：
There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow.
你明天不必早起。
( rather formal ) a good reason why sth exists or is done指事物存在或做某事的正当理由：
I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
我看不出还能提出什么理由再加税了。
Justification is used to talk about finding or understanding reasons for actions, or trying to explain why it is a good idea to do sth. It is often used with words like little , no , some , every , without , and not any . Grounds is used more for talking about reasons that already exist, or that have already been decided, for example by law. moral/economic grounds |
( rather formal ) a reason for having particular feelings or behaving in a particular way指某种感情或行为产生的原因、动机、缘故：
There is no cause for alarm .
不必恐慌。
( rather formal ) a false reason that you give for doing sth, usually sth bad, in order to hide the real reason指为掩盖做某事（通常为不好的事）的真正理由而找的借口、托词：
He left the party early on the pretext of having to work.
他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。
noun
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- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal;the reason for the action;that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
- we did not understand his motivation
- he acted with the best of motives
- Synonym: motivation need
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- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- Synonym: motif
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- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
- Synonym: motif
数据来源：WordNet
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There seemed to be no motive for the murder .
这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
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The police have excluded theft as a motive for the murder .
警方已排除这起谋杀案中的偷窃动机。
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The incident cast doubt on her motives and reliability .
这件事使人怀疑她有何动机，以及她是否可靠。
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I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you .
我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。
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I suspected her motives in offering to help .
她主动要帮忙，我怀疑她的动机。
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I fully understand your motives .
我完全理解你的动机。
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She must have some ulterior motive for being nice to me ─ what does she really want ?
她对我这么好，一定别有用心——她到底想干什么呢？
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She distrusted his motives for wanting to see her again .
她怀疑他想再见她一面是别有用心。
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He acted from base motives .
他的行为动机卑鄙。
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He tried to get a fix on the young man 's motives , but he just couldn 't understand him .
他努力了解这个年轻人的动机，但就是弄不清楚。
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Their motives remain a mystery .
他们的动机仍然是个谜。
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Her motives for helping are questionable .
她帮忙的动机令人生疑。
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I was suspicious of his motives .
我怀疑他的动机。
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I 'm suspicious of his motives .
我怀疑他的动机。
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His motives are unclear .
他的用意不明。
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She has a natural ability to understand the motives of others
她有一种洞察他人动机的天赋。
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The motives that attract people to work within a social service are variable .
吸引人们到社会福利部门工作的动机各不相同。
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People want to dissect his work and question his motives .
人们想仔细分析他的作品，并对他的动机提出质疑。
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In this trial two essential elements must be proven : motive and opportunity .
在这次审讯中，必须证明两个基本因素：动机和时机。
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Their motive is money , and they will stop at nothing to get it .
他们的动机是钱，为了钱他们会不择手段。
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The financial markets are taking a jaundiced view of the Government 's motives
金融市场对政府的动机存有偏见。
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Relatives ring up constantly , not always for the best motives , I might add
亲戚们不断打电话过来，不客气地说，他们并非全都出于最好的动机。
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The doctor 's motive was to bring an end to his patient 's suffering .
医生的初衷是终止患者的痛苦。
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He is embarrassed about the motives behind his decision .
关于这项决策的背后动机，他觉得难以启齿。
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Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing .
警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。
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The profit motive is inherently at odds with principles of fairness and equity .
盈利动机天生就与公平和公正的原则相抵触。
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The motive of the executions would be to instil fear .
执行死刑的动机是要灌输恐惧。
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The motive for the killing is unknown .
杀人动机不明。
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He had many motives for wanting to knock off Yvonne
他有很多杀伊冯娜的动机。
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Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan
希拉想帮助斯坦是另有所图的。
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