| 单词 | motive |
| 释义 | motive n., adj., & v. --n 1. a factor or circumstance that induces a person to act in a particular way. 2. = MOTIF. --adj 1. tending to initiate movement. 2. concerned with movement. --vtr. = MOTIVATE. Phrases and idioms motive power a moving or impelling power, esp. a source of energy used to drive machinery. Derivatives motiveless adj. motivelessly adv. motivelessness n. motivity n. Etymology: ME f. OF motif (adj. & n.) f. LL motivus (adj.) (as MOVE) |
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