motive

/'mәutiv/

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📖 中文释义

  1. n. 动机, 目的, 主题, 基调
  2. a. 运动的, 成为动机的

🔗 释义中的汉语词

🧩 词形变化

复数 motives

💬 双语例句

  1. Jealousy was the motive for the murder.

    嫉妒是谋杀的动机。

  2. What was his motive for doing it?

    他那样做有什么动机?

  3. What's his motive for committing murder?

    他杀人的动机是什么?

🔵 同义词

🔗 常用搭配

profit motivemotive are mixedmotive become questionablemotive dictate reserveprivilege disagreeable motiveancient motivebase motive
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. s. causing or able to cause motion