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

• 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。
• 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”。
• A key element in montage, sound plays a vital role in motif reinforcement and characterization.
  声音是电影蒙太奇的一个重要元素，对于强化电影的主题和塑造人物形象有十分重要的作用。
• That wonderful light/ darkness motif.
  那个美妙的光与黑暗的主题。
• Most of the known examples of the copper red were decorated with motif executed in pencilled style.
  大多数的已知铜红的例子都装饰着主题式用铅笔画的风格。
• 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。
• Wallpaper that had a motif of motorbikes and crash-helmets.
  印有摩托车和防护头盔图形的墙纸。
• Reliablity and validity are eternal motif of language testing.
  信度与效度是语言测试永恒的主题。
• He says this is the motif of a grand symphony.
  他说这就是盛大的交响曲的主旨。
• 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。