motive
An incentive to act in a particular wayAn incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
» Tom had no motive to kill Mary.
У Тома не было мотивов для убийства Мэри.
Том не мав мотиву вбивати Мері.
Значення
значень: 6An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
What would his motive be for burning down the cottage?
No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best.
Motiv, Beweggrund
моти́вmotív, по́водpóvod
моти́вmotýv
(Британія)A party, gathering, or get-together.
(Британія)One's plans for the day or night.
What's the motive for tonight, lads?
(застаріле)An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
(застаріле, рідковживане)A limb or other bodily organ that can move.
- 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
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
Приклади
речень: 138Tom had no motive to kill Mary.
Том не мав мотиву вбивати Мері. — Anjy
ruУ Тома не было мотивов для убийства Мэри. — marafon
The motive for the murder isn't yet known.
Мотив убивства й досі невідомий. — deniko
Who had a motive to kill Tom?
У кого був мотив убити Тома? — miketheknight
Tom had a motive.
У Тома був мотив. — deniko
My motives were personal.
У мене були особисті мотиви. — deniko
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From Middle English motif, from Anglo-Norman motif, Middle French motif, and their source,From Middle English motif, from Anglo-Norman motif, Middle French motif, and their source, Late Latin motivum (“motive, moving cause”), neuter of motivus.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Форми
множина: motivesСиноніми
синонімів: 4- 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:motivationneed
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration:motif
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music:motif
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 9Сполучуваність
шаблонів: 4- ulterior motives
- motive for the
- motive for doing
- the motive for