
好词典

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)。
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。)
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。)