英语词汇“-motive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mo•tive n.

[countable]

something that causes a person to act in a certain way;
incentive:What could possibly be the motive for such a crime?

adj.

of or relating to motion:motive forces at work.

See -mot-.

mo•tive n., adj., v., -tived, -tiv•ing.
n.

something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.;
incentive.
the goal or object of a person's actions:Her motive was revenge.
(in art, literature, and music) a motif.

adj.

causing, or tending to cause, motion.
pertaining to motion.
prompting to action.
constituting a motive or motives.

v.t.

to motivate.

Medieval Latin mōtīvum, noun, nominal use of neuter of mōtīvus
Middle French motif )
Medieval Latin mōtīvus serving to move, equivalent. to Latin mōt(us) (past participle of movēre to move) + -īvus -ive; (noun, nominal) Middle English (
Middle French motif )
(adjective, adjectival) Middle English (1325–75

mo′tive•less, adj.
mo′tive•less•ly, adv.
mo′tive•less•ness, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged motivation, incitement, stimulus, spur; influence, occasion, ground, cause. Motive, incentive, inducement apply to whatever moves one to action. Motive is, literally, something that moves a person; an inducement, something that leads a person on; an incentive, something that inspires a person. Motive is applied mainly to an inner urge that moves or prompts a person to action, though it may also apply to a contemplated result, the desire for which moves the person:His motive was a wish to be helpful.Inducement is never applied to an inner urge, and seldom to a goal:The pleasure of wielding authority may be an inducement to get ahead.It is used mainly of opportunities offered by the acceptance of certain conditions, whether these are offered by a second person or by the factors of the situation:The salary offered me was a great inducement.Incentive was once used of anything inspiring or stimulating the emotions or imagination:incentives to piety;
it has retained of this its emotional connotations, but (rather like inducement) is today applied only to something offered as a reward, and offered particularly to stimulate competitive activity:to create incentives for higher achievement.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See reason.

-motive,

a combining form of motive: automotive.

单词	-motive
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 mo•tive /ˈmoʊtɪv/USA pronunciation n. [countable] something that causes a person to act in a certain way; incentive:What could possibly be the motive for such a crime? adj. of or relating to motion:motive forces at work. See -mot-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 mo•tive (mō′tiv),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -tived, -tiv•ing. n. something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive. the goal or object of a person's actions:Her motive was revenge. (in art, literature, and music) a motif. adj. causing, or tending to cause, motion. pertaining to motion. prompting to action. constituting a motive or motives. v.t. to motivate. Medieval Latin mōtīvum, noun, nominal use of neuter of mōtīvus Middle French motif ) Medieval Latin mōtīvus serving to move, equivalent. to Latin mōt(us) (past participle of movēre to move) + -īvus -ive; (noun, nominal) Middle English ( Middle French motif ) (adjective, adjectival) Middle English (1325–75 mo′tive•less, adj. mo′tive•less•ly, adv. mo′tive•less•ness, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged motivation, incitement, stimulus, spur; influence, occasion, ground, cause. Motive, incentive, inducement apply to whatever moves one to action. Motive is, literally, something that moves a person; an inducement, something that leads a person on; an incentive, something that inspires a person. Motive is applied mainly to an inner urge that moves or prompts a person to action, though it may also apply to a contemplated result, the desire for which moves the person:His motive was a wish to be helpful.Inducement is never applied to an inner urge, and seldom to a goal:The pleasure of wielding authority may be an inducement to get ahead.It is used mainly of opportunities offered by the acceptance of certain conditions, whether these are offered by a second person or by the factors of the situation:The salary offered me was a great inducement.Incentive was once used of anything inspiring or stimulating the emotions or imagination:incentives to piety; it has retained of this its emotional connotations, but (rather like inducement) is today applied only to something offered as a reward, and offered particularly to stimulate competitive activity:to create incentives for higher achievement. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See reason. -motive, a combining form of motive: automotive.
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