motive

1 عمومی:: محرك‌، علت‌، داعی‌، انگیختن‌، سبب‌، انگیزه‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

2 روان شناسی و مشاوره:: انگیزه

واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: noun reason: His motive was not clear to us.

Simple Definitions

2 general::   noun ADJ. hidden, ulterior | clear, good, strong There seemed to be no clear motive for the attack. I'd say he had a very strong motive for wanting her dead. | high, pure He was acting from the highest motives when he offered her money. | base, selfish | prime | real | underlying She was not sure what his underlying motives were. | mixed We give aid to other countries with mixed motives. | financial, political, racial VERB + MOTIVE be inspired by, have She knew that he was inspired by base motives. | establish, find, suggest The police are still trying to establish a motive for the attack. | be suspicious of, examine, question He was suspicious of her motives in inviting him into the house. She should examine her motives for marrying him. | explain However you explain the motives behind his actions, he was still wrong. | understand PREP. ~ in What was their motive in setting fire to the building? | ~ behind There is no doubt about the motive behind it all. | ~ for There may be a hidden motive for his departure. | ~ of acting from motives of revenge

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

3 general:: motive adjectives a strong motive • Barbara had a strong motive for disliking Ben. the main motive • The main motive for the killings seemed to be revenge. the prime/primary motive (= the main motive ) • Concern was her prime motive in visiting Mrs Green. a possible motive • The police are still thinking about possible motives for the murders. a clear motive • She had no clear motive to lie. a hidden motive • She wondered if there was a hidden motive for his departure. an ulterior motive (= a hidden motive ) • Did you think I had an ulterior motive for coming here? sb’s real/true motive • What were his true motives for offering her the job? an underlying motive (= a motive that is not directly stated ) • The treaty’s underlying motive was to make Japan a strong ally of the US. a political motive • The murders might have a political motive. an economic motive • Many people believed that there were economic motives to the decision to go to war. mixed motives • He had mixed motives for joining the army: a desire to prove himself, but also the desire to get away from his family. verbs have a motive • Who might have had a motive for killing him? question/suspect sb’s motive (= think that someone might have selfish or dishonest reasons for doing something ) • They began to question the motives of the people who held positions of power. find/establish a motive • So far the police have been unable to establish a motive for the murder.

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