• n. 動機，目的；主題
• adj. 發動的；成為動機的
• vt. 使產生動機，激起

來自拉丁語movere,運動，移動，詞源同move.-t,過去分詞后綴。引申詞義動機，原因。

motive (n.)

mid-14c., "something brought forward," from Old French motif "will, drive, motivation," noun use of adjective, literally "moving," from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling," from Latin motus "a moving, motion," past participle of movere "to move" (see move (v.)). Meaning "that which inwardly moves a person to behave a certain way" is from early 15c.

motive (adj.)

late 14c., from Old French motif "moving" or directly from Medieval Latin motivus "moving, impelling," from past participle stem of movere "to move" (see move (v.)).

1. Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan.

希拉想幫助斯坦是另有所圖的。

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2. The motive of the executions would be to instil fear.

執行死刑的動機是要灌輸恐懼。

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3. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.

警方已排除因搶劫而殺人的可能。

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4. The motive for the killing is unknown.

殺人動機不明。

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5. There seemed to be no motive for the murder.

這起謀殺案看不出有什么動機。

來自《權威詞典》