motive-hunting
noun
The action or practice of looking for a motive to justify one's own actions or explain those of another.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher.
| 单词 | motive-hunting |
| 释义 | motive-huntingnoun The action or practice of looking for a motive to justify one's own actions or explain those of another. Origin |
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