motive
英 ['m??t?v]
美['mot?v]
- n. 動機，目的；主題
- adj. 發動的；成為動機的
- vt. 使產生動機，激起
英英釋意
- 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"
- 2. a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music