motive
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it. 動機
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing. 警方已排除了搶劫是殺人的動機。
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motive /ˈməʊtɪv/ (motives)
剑桥词典
- a reason for doing something
- He gives a lot of money to charity , but self-aggrandizement is his motive.
- The motive for this shocking attack seems to be racial hatred .
- Detectives have been unable to assign a motive for the murder .
- He claims he just wants to help Lisa but I suspect he has an ulterior motive. 返回 motive
動機；（行動的）緣由；目的
Why would she have killed him? She has no motive. 爲什麽她會殺害他？她沒有動機。
Does he have a motive for lying about where he was? 他有必要隱瞞自己去過哪裡嗎？
What is the motive behind (= the reason for) the bombing ? 轟炸的動機是什麽？
I think you should examine /question their motives in offering to lend you the money . 我認爲你該仔細考慮一下／懷疑他們主動借錢給你的目的。
She denies that she has an ulterior (= secret ) motive for making the donation . 她否認進行這一捐贈是別有用心。
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