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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
        1. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
          1. it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
          Synonym:theme
        2. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
            Synonym:motive

          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