motive

🇺🇸 /ˈməʊtɪv/ 🇬🇧 /ˈməʊtɪv/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
noun
C1

the reason why someone does something

The police are trying to find the motive for the crime.

警方正在努力尋找犯罪的動機。

adjective
R

causing movement or action

The motive force of the engine drives the wheels.

引擎的動力驅動著車輪。

translation

n. 動機
adj. 發動的

詞形變化

Plural motives