形容词

名词

1. (行动的)动机，缘由
Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it.

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

e.g. we did not understand his motivation
he acted with the best of motives

Synonym: motivationneed

2. a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

Synonym: motif

3. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

Synonym: motif