have a motive for (doing) sth
表示做某事的动机，后接名词或动名词。
She had a strong motive for leaving the company.
她有一个强烈的动机离开公司。
动机；原因；诱因
motives — plural of motive
犯罪动机；作案动机；音乐主题；主题；图案；装饰图样；以特定方式行事的诱因；使人想做某事的理由或情感；任何促使选择行动的事物。；促使生物体朝期望目标行动的心理特征；行动的原因；赋予行为目的和方向的因素
A reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; an incentive to act in a particular way.
以特定方式行事的诱因；使人想做某事的理由或情感；任何促使选择行动的事物。
An 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.
促使生物体朝期望目标行动的心理特征；行动的原因；赋予行为目的和方向的因素
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
使人产生犯罪欲望的事物；犯罪行为的原因。
Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
在乐曲中重复或展开的主题
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
由重复的形状或颜色组成的图案或图形,常见于建筑或装饰中
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
The detective searched for a motive in the crime scene.
侦探在犯罪现场寻找动机。
用法提示：名词 "motive" 表示犯罪或行为的动机。
AI contextual example
Her main motive for studying hard was to get a scholarship.
她努力学习的首要动机是为了获得奖学金。
用法提示：名词 "motive" 表示个人做某事的动机。
AI contextual example
The police considered several possible motives for the incident.
警方考虑了这起事件可能的几个动机。
用法提示："motives" 是 "motive" 的复数形式，表示多个动机。
AI contextual example
表示做某事的动机，后接名词或动名词。
She had a strong motive for leaving the company.
她有一个强烈的动机离开公司。
强调某事物背后的动机。
The motive behind the attack was jealousy.
这次袭击背后的动机是嫉妒。
用于否定形式，表示没有理由做某事。
He had no motive to commit the crime.
他没有犯罪动机。
表示无缘无故地。
The attacker acted without any apparent motive.
袭击者没有任何明显动机就行动了。
更宽泛，可指任何解释或理由，不限于内在心理
强调外部因素或事件导致结果，而非内在动机
侧重外部奖励或诱因，不如motive内在
与motive几乎同义，但更强调心理过程
较正式，强调推动力，不限于心理层面
grammar · medium
易错句子He motived his team.
正确表达He motivated his team.
"motive" 是名词，不能用作动词。表示“激励”应使用动词 "motivate"。
grammar · medium
易错句子What is the motive of the crime?
正确表达What is the motive for the crime?
"motive" 表示“动机”时，常用介词 "for" 或 "behind"，而非 "of"。
与‘动机（引起行动的心理因素）’相对，指阻止行动的因素
与‘动机’相对，指削弱积极性的因素
与‘动机（促使行动的原因）’相对，指使人失去信心的因素
motive（动机）指具体原因或目的，motivation（动力）指内在的驱动力或积极性。
motive（动机）与motif（主题）拼写相近但含义不同，motif指艺术或音乐中反复出现的主题或图案。
隐秘动机
He claimed he was just being helpful, but I suspect an ulterior motive.
他声称只是帮忙，但我怀疑有隐秘动机。
隐藏的动机
She had a hidden motive for offering to help with the project.
她主动提出帮助这个项目是有隐藏的动机的。
主要动机
The primary motive for his resignation was a desire to spend more time with his family.
他辞职的主要动机是想有更多时间陪伴家人。
强烈动机
Revenge was a strong motive for the crime.
复仇是这起犯罪的强烈动机。
明确动机
The detective could find no clear motive for the murder.
侦探找不到谋杀的明确动机。
……的动机
What was the motive for the attack?
这次袭击的动机是什么？
motiv + -ate
motiv + -ation
motiv + -ation + -al
motiv + -ate + -ed
un- + motiv + -ate + -ed
motiv + -ate + -or
与动机相关，指促使行动的外部奖励或刺激。
与动机相关，指内在的强烈推动力。
与作为设计或装饰的动机相关，指重复的图形。
与音乐中的动机相关，指有规律的声音模式。
与心理动机相关，指突发而强烈的行动倾向。
不可告人的动机
She said she was helping me, but I suspected she had an ulterior motive.
她说她在帮我，但我怀疑她别有用心。
隐藏的动机
He claimed it was a gift, but there was a hidden motive behind his generosity.
他声称是礼物，但他的慷慨背后有隐藏的动机。
混合动机
Her decision to volunteer was driven by mixed motives of altruism and personal gain.
她决定做志愿者是出于利他主义和个人利益的双重动机。
告诉我你的动机，你想要什么？
His motive for the crime was greed.
他作案的动机是贪婪。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.