motive
翻译
动机, 缘由, 目的
例句
The police are investigating the motive for the crime.
警方正在调查这起犯罪的动机。
His motive was to help his family.
他的动机是帮助他的家人。
语法模式
motive for ((sth.)) （某事的）动机 The police are investigating the motive for the crime.
motive to ((do sth.)) （做某事的）动机 He had no motive to commit the crime.
近义词
同义词: reason, cause, purpose, incentive
词源
源自拉丁语“motivus”（移动的），来自“movere”（移动）。它也是“motion”（运动）的词根。
记忆技巧
“motive”指“驱动”一个人行动的原因，尤其用于法律或心理学语境。