美[?mo?t?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。
來自柯林斯例句
2 . The motive of the executions would be to instil fear.
執行死刑的動機是要灌輸恐懼。
來自柯林斯例句
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。
來自柯林斯例句
4 . The motive for the killing is unknown.
殺人動機不明。
來自柯林斯例句
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》
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;
we did not understand his motivation
2.a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
3.causing or able to cause motion;
a motive force
4.impelling to action;
it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function- Arthur Pap
