名词动机，主旨; （艺术作品的）主题，题材
形容词动机的; 运动的; 发动的
及物动词促使
形容词
1. The water provides the motive power that turns the mill wheel.
水提供了转动轮子的动力。
2. For many years the motive power of trains was steam.
好多年，火车的动力是蒸汽。
3. The motive power of trains is usually steam or electricity.
火车的动力通常是蒸汽或电。
名词
1. His sole motive was to make her happy.
他唯一的目的就是使她幸福。
2. His motive for working so hard is that he needs money.
他这么卖命干的目的在于他需要钱。
3. I believe that Martin had two motives.
我相信马丁有着双重动机。
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,
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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：motivation of the ideological and political education; 激励
1. (行动的)动机，缘由
Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it.
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. (行动的)动机，缘由
Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it.
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