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motive noun

  /ˈmoʊtɪv/ , /ˈməʊtɪv/
  • (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]
  • (architecture, fine arts, music)
 動機
  • (obsolete, rare) A limb or other bodily organ that can move. [15th–17th c.]
 原因
理由

motivate verb

  /ˈmoʊ.təˌveɪt/ , /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ , /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
  • (transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
 激发

motivation noun

  • Willingness of action especially in behavior.
  • Something which motivates.
 动机
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