motive

noun

1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
the reason for the action
that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

e.g. we did not understand his motivation
he acted with the best of motives

Synonym: motivationneed

2. a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

Synonym: motif

3. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

Synonym: motif

1. (行动的)动机，缘由
Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it.

motive是什么意思

e.g. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。
e.g. ...the motives and objectives of British foreign policy...
英国外交政策的动机和目标

1. 动机 动机：二、动机 动机(motive)的原意是引起动作. 心理学上把引起个人行为、维持该行为并将此行为导向满足某种需要的欲望、愿望、信念等心理因素叫动机. 奥尔伯特(Allport)的价值观分类方法:经济型;审美型;社会型;政治型;宗教型.

2. 母题：在主题学的术语中,要数母题(motive)和主题(theme)这两个术语最容易混淆,并己引起较多的分歧. 围绕着母题和主题的定义欧美比较文学家至今都存在不同的观点. 在中文里,由于受英汉词典译文的影响,对motive和theme一般不作区分,

3. motive

3. 动因：[关键词]兼并与重组(M&A) 动因(Motive) 协同效应 Q率 对赢者的咒语[摘要]首次公开募股(IPO)折价是金融市场上一种普遍存在的现象,根据面临信息不对称的对象不同,

4. motive

4. motive：motivation of the ideological and political education; 激励