英语词汇“motive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

motive

释义

a need, desire, etc that causes somebody to act

a recurrent phrase or figure that is developed through the course of a musical composition; = motif

motiveless adj

motivelessly adv

motivelessness noun

[Middle English from early French motif: see motive²]

moving or tending to move to action; motivating

of or causing motion

motive energy

[early French motif from late Latin motivus from Latin motus, past part. of movēre to move]

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