记忆方法
将“motive”分解为“motiv”（简化版）和“-e”（表示它是一个名词）。想象“motiv”是一个动机小精灵，每当“-e”加在后面，它就变成一个名词，代表着推动行为或行动的动机。通过这样的联想，你可以记忆“motive”这个单词的含义。
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词族 · motive
词形变化
中文词源
motive 移动，动机，原因
来自拉丁语movere,运动，移动，词源同move.-t,过去分词后缀。引申词义动机，原因。
英语词源
- motive (n.)
- mid-14c., "something brought forward," from Old French motif "will, drive, motivation," noun use of adjective, literally "moving," from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling," from Latin motus "a moving, motion," past participle of movere "to move" (see move (v.)). Meaning "that which inwardly moves a person to behave a certain way" is from early 15c.
- motive (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French motif "moving" or directly from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling," from past participle stem of movere "to move" (see move (v.)).
权威例句
- 1. Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan.
- 希拉想帮助斯坦是另有所图的。
- 2. The motive of the executions would be to instil fear.
- 执行死刑的动机是要灌输恐惧。
- 3. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
- 警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。
- 4. The motive for the killing is unknown.
- 杀人动机不明。
- 5. There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
- 这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。