motive 

  1. 名詞
動機
意念, 用意
主旨, 目的
(文藝作品的)主題
a motive for/of ...(事):
...的動機
...的主旨
...的目的
...的用意
a motive in/for ...(動詞ing ...):

    同義字詞
content,matter,motif,question,subject,theme,topic
design,figure,motif,pattern
account,authority,grounds,reason,subject,wherefore,why

  2. 形容詞
成為原動力的
起動的, 引起運動的
推動的
/此形容詞必接名詞/

    
                        
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    動詞
及物動詞:
使...(人)產生動機
激起...(人)
/此動詞過去式與過去分詞為"motived"/
/現在分詞為"motiving"/
/第三者單數現在式為"motives"/

    

    
                        
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                                His motive was also financial.                            
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                                But simple greed is a secondary motive .                            
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                                His motive was to retain absolute power.                            
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                                Lt Gen Milley said the motive was unclear.                            
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                                Antonina has no motive to kill her daughter.                            
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