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单词 motif
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mo•tif /moʊˈtif/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a subject, theme, etc., that repeats in a literary, artistic, or musical work:a flower motif in the wallpaper pattern.
See -mot-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mo•tif  (mō tēf),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
  2. a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper.
  3. a dominant idea or feature:the profit motif of free enterprise.
  • French; see motive
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
motif /məʊˈtiːf/ n
  1. a distinctive idea, esp a theme elaborated on in a piece of music, literature, etc

  2. Also: motive a recurring form or shape in a design or pattern
  3. a single added piece of decoration, such as a symbol or name on a jumper, sweatshirt, etc
Etymology: 19th Century: from French. See motive
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