motivedadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊtɪvd/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdɪvd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: motive v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < motive v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare French motivé (1766 in Voltaire in sense ‘provided with a motive or motivation’). Compare later motivated adj.

Of a person, action, etc.: provided with or having a motive; enthusiastic, motivated. Frequently with modifying word. See also well-motived adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > motivated

motived1780

driven1797

driving1835

motivated1922

1780 Public Advertiser 17 Nov. There existed from a very remote Antiquity a well-motived Law.

1801 J. Grahame Mary Stewart iv. iv. 121 This projected pious-motiv'd murder.

1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta II. vii. 118 A collective and motived judgement.

1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) 579 To feel Heart and mind one, with all we rule or serve; Mind, everywhere like-motived, passioned.

1900 Daily News 28 Nov. 9/2 His work is always delicate, suggestive, motived, and..sincere.

1998 Economist (Electronic ed.) Apr. Cyril Svoboda, the interior minister, plays down racially motived violence.

1999 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 16 Mar. 10 a With respect to the city-run wastewater plant, I doubt city regulators will be motived enough to get the job done.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	motived
释义	motivedadj. Brit. /ˈməʊtɪvd/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdɪvd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: motive v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < motive v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare French motivé (1766 in Voltaire in sense ‘provided with a motive or motivation’). Compare later motivated adj. Of a person, action, etc.: provided with or having a motive; enthusiastic, motivated. Frequently with modifying word. See also well-motived adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > motivated motived1780 driven1797 driving1835 motivated1922 1780 Public Advertiser 17 Nov. There existed from a very remote Antiquity a well-motived Law. 1801 J. Grahame Mary Stewart iv. iv. 121 This projected pious-motiv'd murder. 1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta II. vii. 118 A collective and motived judgement. 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) 579 To feel Heart and mind one, with all we rule or serve; Mind, everywhere like-motived, passioned. 1900 Daily News 28 Nov. 9/2 His work is always delicate, suggestive, motived, and..sincere. 1998 Economist (Electronic ed.) Apr. Cyril Svoboda, the interior minister, plays down racially motived violence. 1999 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 16 Mar. 10 a With respect to the city-run wastewater plant, I doubt city regulators will be motived enough to get the job done. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1780
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