motive 音标拼音: [m'otɪv]
n . 动机,目的,主题,发动力
a . 运动的,成为动机的
动机,目的,主题,发动力运动的,成为动机的
motive adj 1 :
causing or able to cause motion ; "
a motive force ";
"
motive power "; "
motor energy " [
synonym : {
motive (
a )},
{
motor }]
2 :
impelling to action ; "
it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function "-
Arthur Pap ; "
motive pleas "; "
motivating arguments " [
synonym : {
motivative (
a )},
{
motive (
a )}, {
motivating }]
n 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 "; "
he acted with the best of motives " [
synonym : {
motivation }, {
motive }, {
need }]
2 :
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music [
synonym : {
motif }, {
motive }]
3 :
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors ,
as in architecture or decoration [
synonym : {
motif },
{
motive }]
Motive \
Mo "
tive \,
a .
Causing motion ;
having power to move ,
or tending to move ;
as ,
a motive argument ;
motive power . "
Motive faculty ." --
Bp .
Wilkins .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Motive power } (
Mach .),
a natural agent ,
as water ,
steam ,
wind ,
electricity ,
etc .,
used to impart motion to machinery ;
a motor ;
a mover .
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Motive \
Mo "
tive \,
n . [
F .
motif ,
LL .
motivum ,
from motivus moving ,
fr .
L .
movere ,
motum ,
to move .
See {
Move }.]
1 .
That which moves ;
a mover . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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2 .
That which incites to action ;
anything prompting or exciting to choise ,
or moving the will ;
cause ;
reason ;
inducement ;
object ;
motivation [
2 ].
[
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By motive ,
I mean the whole of that which moves ,
excites ,
or invites the mind to volition ,
whether that be one thing singly ,
or many things conjunctively . --
J .
Edwards .
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3 . (
Mus .)
The theme or subject ;
a leading phrase or passage which is reproduced and varied through the course of a comor a movement ;
a short figure ,
or melodic germ ,
out of which a whole movement is develpoed .
See also {
Leading motive },
under {
Leading }. [
Written also {
motivo }.]
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4 . (
Fine Arts )
That which produces conception ,
invention ,
or creation in the mind of the artist in undertaking his subject ;
the guiding or controlling idea manifested in a work of art ,
or any part of one .
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Syn :
Incentive ;
incitement ;
inducement ;
reason ;
spur ;
stimulus ;
cause .
Usage : {
Motive }, {
Inducement }, {
Reason }.
Motive is the word originally used in speaking of that which determines the choice .
We call it an inducement when it is attractive in its nature .
We call it a reason when it is more immediately addressed to the intellect in the form of argument .
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Motive \
Mo "
tive \,
v .
t .
To prompt or incite by a motive or motives ;
to move .
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1913 Webster ]
135 Moby Thesaurus words for "
motive ":
activating ,
active ,
actuating ,
aim ,
ambition ,
angle ,
animating ,
animus ,
antecedent ,
argument ,
aspiration ,
attraction ,
basis ,
burden ,
case ,
causal ,
causative ,
cause ,
chapter ,
compelling ,
concern ,
consideration ,
counsel ,
desideration ,
desideratum ,
design ,
desire ,
determinant ,
determination ,
device ,
directive ,
driving ,
effect ,
emotion ,
end ,
enticement ,
essence ,
feeling ,
figure ,
fixed purpose ,
focus of attention ,
focus of interest ,
function ,
gist ,
goad ,
goal ,
grounds ,
head ,
heading ,
idea ,
impellent ,
impelling ,
impulsive ,
in motion ,
incentive ,
incitement ,
inducement ,
inducive ,
influence ,
intendment ,
intent ,
intention ,
issue ,
kinetic ,
leitmotiv ,
living issue ,
lure ,
main point ,
matter ,
matter in hand ,
meaning ,
meat ,
mind ,
mobile ,
motif ,
motile ,
motivating ,
motivating force ,
motivation ,
motivational ,
motor ,
moving ,
nisus ,
object ,
objective ,
operative ,
passion ,
pattern ,
phrase ,
plan ,
point ,
point at issue ,
point in question ,
pressing ,
problem ,
prod ,
project ,
propellant ,
propelling ,
proposal ,
propulsive ,
propulsory ,
prospectus ,
pulsive ,
purpose ,
pushing ,
question ,
rationale ,
reason ,
resolution ,
resolve ,
rubric ,
sake ,
shoving ,
spring ,
spur ,
stimulation ,
stimulus ,
stirring ,
striving ,
study ,
subject ,
subject matter ,
subject of thought ,
substance ,
text ,
theme ,
thrusting ,
topic ,
transitional ,
traveling ,
urge ,
urgent ,
view ,
will MOTIVE .
The inducement ,
cause or reason why a thing is done .
2 .
When there is such a mistake in the motive ,
that had the truth been known ,
the contract would pot have been made ,
it is generally void .,
For example ,
if a man should ,
after the death of Titius ,
of which he was ignorant ,
insure his life ,
the error of the motive would avoid the contract .
Toull .
Dr .
Civ .
Fr .
liv .
3 ,
c .
2 ,
art .
1 .
Or ,
if Titius should sell to Livius his horse ,
which both parties supposed to be living at some distance from the place where the contract was made ,
when in fact ,
the horse was then dead ,
the contract would be void .
Poth .
Vente ,
n .
4 ;
2 Kent ,
Com .
367 .
When the contract is entered into under circumstances of clear mistake or surprise ,
it will not be enforced .
See the following authorities on this subject .
1 Russ . &
M .
527 ;
1 Ves .
jr .
221 ;
4 Price ,
135 ;
1 Ves .
jr .
210 ;
Atkinson on Titl .
144 .
Vide Cause ;
Consideration .
3 .
The motive of prosecutions is frequently an object of inquiry ,
particularly when the prosecutor is a witness ,
and in his case ,
as that of any other witness ,
when the motion is ascertained to be bad ,
as a desire of revenge for a real or supposed injury ,
the credibility of the witness will be much weakened ,
though this will not alone render him incompetent .
See Evidence ;
Witness .
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