| 单词 | motif |
| 释义 | motif (once / 4636 pages) n The race car decor in your room, the refrain of a song, the idea or object that keeps popping up in a story — these are all motifs, reoccurring elements that move throughout and shape music, art and novels. This French import is related to the Latin verb movere which means "to move." Think about a pattern or design that moves throughout something when you hear motif. Have you ever been to a restaurant with a tropical or wild-west motif? Do you like dresses with a floral motif? In novels, a motif can be a recurring idea like revenge or object that symbolizes an idea. A character might notice shadows throughout a story which symbolize his dark past. WORD FAMILYmotif: motifs USAGE EXAMPLESWhile jewelry is still produced with a “Return to Tiffany” motif, the numbers are no longer unique. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Other elements this wave brings: Chinoiserie, ornate historic motifs, florals, organic patterns and the handmade. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Their furious development of brief motifs anticipates Beethoven, who worshipped Bach when he was young. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1n a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work Syn|Hypo|Hyper theme topos a traditional theme or motif or literary convention idea, thought the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about 2n a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration Syn|Hyper motive design, figure, pattern a decorative or artistic work 3n a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music Syn|Hypo|Hyper motive obbligato, obligato a persistent but subordinate motif idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme (music) melodic subject of a musical composition |
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