n.[C]

1. 動機；主旨；目的[（+of/for）]
   His sole motive was to make her happy.

   他唯一的目的就是使她幸福。

   I believe that Martin had two motives.

   我相信馬丁有著雙重動機。

2. （文藝作品的）主題

a.

1. 成為原動力的，起動的，推動的
   The water provides the motive power that turns the mill wheel.

   水提供了轉動輪子的動力。

   For many years the motive power of trains was steam.

   好多年，火車的動力是蒸汽。

vt.

1. 使產生動機，激起

n.

1. a reason for doing something.
2. a motif.

adj.

1. producing physical or mechanical motion.
2. acting as a motive.

[名]

1. 動力；動機。
   실연이 이 소설의 모티브다.

   失戀是這小說的動機。