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
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- wallpaper with a flower motif
有鲜花图案的墙纸
- wallpaper with a flower motif
- (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.- ...a rose motif.
玫瑰图案
- ...a rose motif.
- N-COUNT 主题;中心思想
Amotifis a theme or idea that is frequently repeated throughout a piece of literature or music.- 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”。
- The motif of these volumes is that 'solitude is the richness of the soul, loneliness is its poverty.'
英英释义
noun
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
- it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
双语例句
- 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。 - The performances are always given with an explicit motif.
这些演出经常有一个明确的主题。 - Just through the above-mentioned sarcastic-retort narration, the novelette can further present the motif distinctly.
小说正是通过以上几个方面的反讽叙述来进一步凸现了主题。 - Love is an eternal motif in art and literature.
爱情是文学艺术中的永恒主题。 - 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。 - One side shows off mirror gun metal calfskin embossed with a motif evoking the facets of cut crystal.
一面镜子炫耀枪金属压花小牛皮与序引起了方方面面的水晶。 - 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。 - He then stencilled the ceiling with a moon and stars motif.
他随后用模版在天花板上印上了月亮和繁星图案。 - It is therefore curious that Fate is so little used as a tragic motif by old dramatists.
然而,古代剧作者以天命为悲剧主题的作品却十分罕见,这就颇为奇怪。 - 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