motive
- IPA[ˈmōdiv]
美式
- a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious；(in art, literature, or music) a motif
- producing physical or mechanical motion；causing or being the reason for something
noun: motive, plural noun: motives
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious a motive for his murder 同義詞
- 2. (in art, literature, or music) a motif the entire work grows organically from the opening horn motive 同義詞
形容詞
- 1. producing physical or mechanical motion the charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke
- 2. causing or being the reason for something the motive principle of a writer's work
