| 词汇 | motive |
| 释义 | motive noun[ C ] uk /ˈməʊ.tɪv/ us /ˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/ B2 a reason for doing something: 动机；（行动的）缘由；目的 Why would she have killed him? She has no motive.为什么她会杀害他？她没有动机。 Does he have a motive for lying about where he was?他有必要隐瞒自己去过哪里吗？ What is the motive behind(= the reason for) the bombing?轰炸的动机是什么？ I think you should examine/question their motives in offering to lend you the money.我认为你该仔细考虑一下／怀疑他们主动借钱给你的目的。 She denies that she has an ulterior(= secret) motive for making the donation.她否认进行这一捐赠是别有用心。 the cause of something reasonI frankly don’t understand the reason for the delay. causeInvestigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire. rootWe need to get to the root of her problems. motiveThere seems to have been no motive for the murder. ground(s)On what grounds was she dismissed? He gives a lot of money to charity, but self-aggrandizement is his motive. The motive for this shocking attack seems to be racial hatred.看起来这起令人震惊的攻击事件的动机像是种族仇恨。 Detectives have been unable to assign a motive for the murder.侦探们一直无法确定谋杀的动机。 He claims he just wants to help Lisa but I suspect he has an ulterior motive.他声称只是想帮助莉萨，但我怀疑他有不可告人的动机。 Motives and reasons autotelic causeless drive first principles from a place ofidiom hidden agenda impulse inclination justification mainspring motivation name object peg place rationale reason should why without cause motive adjective[ before noun ] physics specializeduk /ˈməʊ.tɪv/ us /ˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/ (of power or force) causing movement or action（引起）运动的;发动的;原动的 General words for movement betake body English budge budge up carry circulate gone heaving inertly keepy-uppy kinetic kinetic energy motion pass repair to somewhere round scoot seethe shove slip motive | American Dictionarymotive noun[ C ] us/ˈmoʊ·t̬ɪv/ a reason for doing something: Does he have a motive for lying about where he was? Judy moved to Florida because she likes it there, not for any ulterior motive (= secret reason). motivateverb[ T ]us/ˈmoʊ·t̬əˌveɪt/ She’s motivated by a desire to help people. Examples of motivemotive Although desire does not imply love, it does provide a motive for love. I also wish to voice a more positive motive for this book. Their ostensible practical purport provides the pamphleteer with both a motive and an expository framework. Furthermore, in almost all cases such purchases were prompted not by a speculative motive but by the desire to transmit a patrimony. The influx of water and metabolites into the vacuole is dependent in part on the generation of a proton motive force across the tonoplast. Whatever the motive, the general influence of the system is bad in that it emphasizes the grade and not the subject. When someone does something we can ask what he actually did; what he intended to do; what his motive was. The other and perhaps stronger motive for regional bloc-building is the hope of increasing collective bargaining power. As a result the science, education, art, technology and institutions of a society are dependent on its religious motive. Every motive, every cause producing patriotism was here collected without any of those cold abstractions which had been substituted by modern poets. Higher rent was the motive behind the creation of large farms. Also, the enjoyment of getting feedback was mentioned as a 'significant' motive to participate by many of the respondents. Finally, the search for a marriage partner was a motive to many a young servant to move around and expand his or her social network. Dissatisfaction in these respects was a motive for a change of employer, just as reports of better conditions somewhere else was a pull factor. We should not impugn their motives though we disagree with their arguments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of motive These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withmotivemotiveThese are words often used in combination with motive. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. hidden motive No doubt there is some hidden motive behind such a restriction, but it would seem grossly unfair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 improper motive It shows there must have been some improper motive for the change. main motive The mainmotive for growing grain legume crops was the production of grain. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with motive |
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