motive

US [ˈmoʊtɪv]
UK [ˈməʊtɪv]
  • n.动机；目的；原因
  • adj.发动的；导致运动的
  • v.同“motivate”；成为(艺术作品的)主题
  • Web动因；作案动机
Plural Form：motives  

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motive
n.
1.
~ (for sth)
动机；原因；目的a reason for doing sth
There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
I'm suspicious of his motives.
我怀疑他的动机。
the profit motive(= the desire to make a profit)
谋利的动机
I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you.
我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。
adj.
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[obn]
发动的；导致运动的causing movement or action
motive power/force(= for example, electricity, to operate machinery)
原动力

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"Almost all the initiatives related to startups you see in the Philippines are in fact driven by a selfish ulterior motive, " he said.
你在菲律宾看到的几乎所有与创业搭上边的，实际上都是由内心私利引发的。
nǐ zài fēi lǜ bīn kàn dào de jī hū suǒ yǒu yǔ chuàng yè dā shàng bian de , shí jì shang dōu shì yóu nèi xīn sī lì yǐn fā de 。
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At this point, the main motive is to appease the U. S. ' and other trading partners, she said.
目前，主要的目的是为了安抚美国和其他贸易伙伴。
mù qián , zhǔ yào de mù dì shì wèi le ān fǔ měi guó hé qí tā mào yì huǒ bàn 。
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The U. S. CIA and the FBI has been investigating the matter, trying to confirm the identity and motive of the intruder.
目前美国中情局及美国联邦调查局已对此事展开调查，试图确认入侵者的身份和动机。
mù qián měi guó zhōng qíng jú jí měi guó lián bāng diào chá jú yǐ duì cǐ shì zhǎn kāi diào chá , shì tú què rèn rù qīn zhě de shēn fèn hé dòng jī 。
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Let the motive of throw trash to be just like the experience of play basketball game when people see this special trash can.
让这些人看到这个经过特殊设计的垃圾桶后，让他们丢垃圾的动机变成像玩篮球时的体验。
ràng zhè xiē rén kàn dào zhè ge jīng guò tè shū shè jì de lā jī tǒng hòu , ràng tā men diū lā jī de dòng jī biàn chéng xiàng wán lán qiú shí de tǐ yàn 。
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So when I tell you about a pair of earrings that would go perfectly with that sweater, I might have an ulterior motive.
所以如果我对你说那副耳环非常搭配你的那件毛衣，我其实是别有用心的。
suǒ yǐ rú guǒ wǒ duì nǐ shuō nà fù ěr huán fēi cháng dā pèi nǐ de nà jiàn máo yī , wǒ qí shí shì bié yǒu yòng xīn de 。
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To obtain a diploma and degree is not at all the only motive that drives them to pursue their postgraduate studies.
获取文凭和学历并不是她们读研的唯一动机。
huò qǔ wén píng hé xué lì bìng bú shì tā men dú yán de wéi yī dòng jī 。
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But now Summerville had come to heel, which might be another motive for her trip out West.
可是现在索姆威勒紧跟着她，或许离开西方有其它的活动。
kě shì xiàn zài suǒ mǔ wēi lēi jǐn gēn zhe tā , huò xǔ lí kāi xī fāng yǒu qí tā de huó dòng 。
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At the moment the car industry seems to view electricity as the motive power of the future.
目前汽车行业似乎是把电力当作未来的驱动力。
mù qián qì chē háng yè sì hū shì bǎ diàn lì dāng zuò wèi lái de qū dòng lì 。
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Indeed, in a study of anger, the most common motive for its generation was to assert authority or independence, or to improve self image.
事实上，在一项对愤怒的研究中，愤怒发生的最常见动机是维护威信或独立，或者提升自我形象。
shì shí shàng , zài yī xiàng duì fèn nù de yán jiū zhōng , fèn nù fā shēng de zuì cháng jiàn dòng jī shì wéi hù wēi xìn huò dú lì , huò zhě tí shēng zì wǒ xíng xiàng 。
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They may not even want to confront those weaknesses in private (though this motive is often less acknowledged).
他们甚至私底下都不愿承认自己的缺点（虽然经常难以认同其动机）。
tā men shèn zhì sī dǐ xia dōu bú yuàn chéng rèn zì jǐ de quē diǎn ( suī rán jīng cháng nán yǐ rèn tóng qí dòng jī ) 。
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