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motives

UK //ˈməʊtɪvz//US //ˈmoʊtɪvz//

词源

源自中古法语 'motif',最终来自拉丁语 'motivus'(与运动相关),基于 'movere'(移动)。

noun

❶ 指促使某人采取特定行为的内在原因或目的,通常涉及个人的情感、需求或目标。

“The police are still trying to determine the killer's motives.”

(警方仍在试图确定凶手的作案动机。)

“Her motives for helping were purely selfish.”

(她提供帮助的动机完全是自私的。)

同义词:reasons, intentions, purposes

常见短语

ulterior motives — 指隐藏的真实目的,通常暗示某人表面行为下另有不可告人的意图。

“She suspected he had ulterior motives for offering to help.”

(她怀疑他主动提出帮忙是别有用心。)