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.

motive /ˈməʊtɪv/ n

the reason for a certain course of action, whether conscious or unconscious
a variant of motif

adj

of or causing motion or action: a motive force
of or acting as a motive; motivating

vb (transitive)

to motivate

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French motif, from Late Latin mōtīvus (adj) moving, from Latin mōtus, past participle of movēre to move

ˈmotiveless adj

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. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: motive /ˈməʊtɪv/ n the reason for a certain course of action, whether conscious or unconscious a variant of motif adj of or causing motion or action: a motive force of or acting as a motive; motivating vb (transitive) to motivate Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French motif, from Late Latin mōtīvus (adj) moving, from Latin mōtus, past participle of movēre to move ˈmotiveless adj
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