n.動(dòng)機(jī)；目的；主題

adj.發(fā)動(dòng)的；運(yùn)動(dòng)的；動(dòng)機(jī)的

vt.促使

Her prime motive was personal ambition. 她的主要?jiǎng)訖C(jī)是為了實(shí)現(xiàn)個(gè)人的志向。

I don't understand what his motive is. 我不知道他的動(dòng)機(jī)是什么。

The police have excluded robbery as a motive for the murder. 警方已排除該謀殺案中有搶劫的動(dòng)機(jī)。

Can we assign jealousy as the motive for the crime? 我們能否確定這一犯罪動(dòng)機(jī)是出于嫉妒?

His sole motive was to make her happy. 他唯一的目的就是使她幸福。

This motive had been a stock-in-trade of medieval art. 這一主題是中世紀(jì)藝術(shù)所慣用的。

The water provides the motive power that turns the mill wheel. 水提供了轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)輪子的動(dòng)力。

The criterion for judging subjective intention or motive is social practice and its effect. 社會(huì)實(shí)踐及其效果是檢驗(yàn)主觀愿望或動(dòng)機(jī)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

According to the order,Communist Jiang San motived the mass to fight against the Japanese army.they eradicated the enemy,and killed his brother Jiang Er,who was a traitor. 共產(chǎn)黨員蔣三奉命加家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)動(dòng)群眾開展武裝斗爭，最后消滅了當(dāng)?shù)厝諅诬姡魸h奸，其兄蔣二。

His love of money is the only motive that drives him to work so hard. 愛錢是促使他努力工作的唯一動(dòng)機(jī)。

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