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"
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
Adjective:
causing or able to cause motion;
"a motive force"
"motive power"
"motor energy"
impelling to action;
"it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"
"motive pleas"
"motivating arguments"
motive的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词 (n.)
Her prime motive was personal ambition. 她的主要动机是为了实现个人的志向。
I don't understand what his motive is. 我不知道他的动机是什么。
The police have excluded robbery as a motive for the murder. 警方已排除该谋杀案中有抢劫的动机。
Can we assign jealousy as the motive for the crime? 我们能否确定这一犯罪动机是出于嫉妒?
His sole motive was to make her happy. 他唯一的目的就是使她幸福。
This motive had been a stock-in-trade of medieval art. 这一主题是中世纪艺术所惯用的。
According to the order,Communist Jiang San motived the mass to fight against the Japanese army.they eradicated the enemy,and killed his brother Jiang Er,who was a traitor. 共产党员蒋三奉命加家乡发动群众开展武装斗争,最后消灭了当地日伪军,除掉汉奸,其兄蒋二。
His love of money is the only motive that drives him to work so hard. 爱钱是促使他努力工作的唯一动机。