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单词 motrix
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motrixn.

Brit. /ˈməʊtrɪks/, U.S. /ˈmoʊtrɪks/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin motrix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin motrix (from 13th cent. in British sources), feminine form (see -trix suffix) corresponding to classical Latin mōtor motor n.
rare (archaic in later use).
A female initiator or instigator of something. Also figurative.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > [noun] > initiator > female
motrix1642
initiatrix1850
initiatress1861
the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > one who incites or instigates > female
mistressa1387
authrix?a1475
fautress1605
instigatrix1611
provokeress1611
stimulatrix1611
motrix1642
fomentress1646
promptress1793
stimulatress1846
1642 J. Selden Priviledges Baronage i. iv. 69 That the said Lady Alice was principall and motrix of the said cause, as he verily beleeves.
1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes (new ed.) 82 The phansy, which is the motrix of those qualities.
1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 104 'Twas Inconvenience which provided the recurring Motrix of Euphrenia's adventures among the Turks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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