| 单词 | motion |
| 释义 | motion —motional, adj. —motioner, n. /moh"sheuhn/, n. 1. the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement. 2. power of movement, as of a living body. 3. the manner of moving the body in walking; gait. 4. a bodily movement or change of posture; gesture. 5. a proposal formally made to a deliberative assembly: to make a motion to adjourn. 6. Law. an application made to a court or judge for an order, ruling, or the like. 7. a suggestion or proposal. 8. an inward prompting or impulse; inclination: He will go only of his own motion. 9. Music. melodic progression, as the change of a voice part from one pitch to another. 10. Mach. a. a piece of mechanism with a particular action or function. b. the action of such a mechanism. 11. go through the motions, to do something halfheartedly, routinely, or as a formality or façade. 12. in motion, in active operation; moving: The train was already in motion when he tried to board it. v.t. 13. to direct by a significant motion or gesture, as with the hand: to motion a person to a seat. v.i. 14. to make a meaningful motion, as with the hand; gesture; signal: to motion to someone to come. [1350-1400; ME mocio(u)n < L motion- (s. of motio), equiv. to mot(us) (ptp. of movere to MOVE) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. MOTION, MOVE, MOVEMENT refer to change of position in space. MOTION denotes change of position, either considered apart from, or as a characteristic of, something that moves; usually the former, in which case it is often a somewhat technical or scientific term: perpetual motion. The chief uses of MOVE are founded upon the idea of moving a piece, in chess or a similar game, for winning the game, and hence the word denotes any change of position, condition, or circumstances for the accomplishment of some end: a shrewd move to win votes. MOVEMENT is always connected with the person or thing moving, and is usually a definite or particular motion: the movements of a dance. 3. bearing, carriage. |
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