motif

英 [məʊˈtiːf]

美 [moʊˈtiːf]

n.  装饰图案; 装饰图形; (文学作品或音乐的)主题， 主旨， 动机

复数：motifs　

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Collins.1 / BNC.4889 / COCA.6546

牛津词典

noun

• 装饰图案；装饰图形
  a design or a pattern used as a decoration
  1. wallpaper with a flower motif
     有鲜花图案的墙纸
• （文学作品或音乐的）主题， 主旨， 动机
  a subject, an idea or a phrase that is repeated and developed in a work of literature or a piece of music

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (作为装饰的)图形，图式
  Amotifis a design which is used as a decoration or as part of an artistic pattern.
  1. ...a rose motif.
     玫瑰图案
• N-COUNT 主题;中心思想
  Amotifis a theme or idea that is frequently repeated throughout a piece of literature or music.
  1. The motif of these volumes is that 'solitude is the richness of the soul, loneliness is its poverty.'
     这几卷的主题是“孤独是灵魂的财富，寂寞是灵魂的贫瘠”。

英英释义

noun

• a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
  Synonym:motive
• a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
  1. it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
  Synonym:theme
• a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
  Synonym:motive

双语例句

• Reading Suicide& An Analysis of the Death Motif in The Golden Notebook
  解读自杀&《金色笔记》中的死亡主题研究
• The motif of betrayal and loss is crucial in all these stories.
  背叛和痛苦的主题在所有这些故事中是极重要的。
• Three biblical and mythical motifs are embodied in Sula, namely the quest motif, the sacrificial scapegoat motif, and the rebirth motif.
  《秀拉》主要表现了三个圣经神话主题：追寻主题、替罪羊主题及再生主题。
• This simple motif runs throughout the entire score.
  整个乐章自始至终都贯穿着这样一个简单的主题。
• This opera contains a love motif.
  这出歌剧有个爱情主题。
• There are a number of extant copper red vessels with impressed or incised motif.
  有许多现存的铜红容器或切割的印象的主旨。
• The motif of the concert was also "Love lives in my family", including five chapters.
  音乐会的主题也是“爱住我家”，包括五个篇章。
• I chose myself and keep the motif "I". It's as simple as that.
  我选择自己，不断地把“我”这个母题持续下去，就这么简单。
• Without waiting for you to fully digest this paradox, the rolling images introduce a new scientific motif.
  不等你还在咀嚼其中的悖论，滚动的画面又引出科技性的情节。
• This "coiled coil" wrapping motif is common in biology, particularly in signaling proteins.
  这种“卷曲螺旋”包装模式在生物学中常见，尤其是在信号蛋白中。