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motif n.（音乐的）动机；主题；意念；装饰图案 (1) 整个乐章自始至终都贯穿着这样一个简单的主题。(2) 爱情是文学艺术中的永恒主题。(3) 这幅画的主题是和平。(4) 他这个念头在头两个月还潜而不露。 This French import is related to the Latin verb movere which means "to move." Think about a pattern or design that moves throughout something when you hear motif. Have you ever been to a restaurant with a tropical or wild-west motif? Do you like dresses with a floral motif? In novels, a motif can be a recurring idea like revenge or object that symbolizes an idea. A character might notice shadows throughout a story which symbolize his dark past.

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英 [məʊ'tiːf] 美 [moʊ'tiːf] (1) This simple motif runs throughout the entire score.(2) Love is an eternal motif in art and literature.(3) The motif of the picture is about peace.(4) This motif is concealed for a month or two. The race car decor in your room, the refrain of a song, the idea or object that keeps popping up in a story — these are all motifs, reoccurring elements that move throughout and shape music, art and novels. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](作为装饰的)图形，图式 A motif is a design which is used as a decoration or as part of an artistic pattern.   [usu with supp]...a rose motif.玫瑰图案2[N-COUNT 可数名词]主题；中心思想 A motif is 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”。

英语单词	motif
英美音标	英 [məʊ'tiːf] 美 [moʊ'tiːf]
中文释义	n.（音乐的）动机；主题；意念；装饰图案
英语例句	(1) This simple motif runs throughout the entire score. (2) Love is an eternal motif in art and literature. (3) The motif of the picture is about peace. (4) This motif is concealed for a month or two.
中文例句	(1) 整个乐章自始至终都贯穿着这样一个简单的主题。 (2) 爱情是文学艺术中的永恒主题。 (3) 这幅画的主题是和平。 (4) 他这个念头在头两个月还潜而不露。
vocabulary简明	The race car decor in your room, the refrain of a song, the idea or object that keeps popping up in a story — these are all motifs, reoccurring elements that move throughout and shape music, art and novels.
vocabulary扩展	This French import is related to the Latin verb movere which means "to move." Think about a pattern or design that moves throughout something when you hear motif. Have you ever been to a restaurant with a tropical or wild-west motif? Do you like dresses with a floral motif? In novels, a motif can be a recurring idea like revenge or object that symbolizes an idea. A character might notice shadows throughout a story which symbolize his dark past.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](作为装饰的)图形，图式 A motif is a design which is used as a decoration or as part of an artistic pattern. [usu with supp] ...a rose motif. 玫瑰图案 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]主题；中心思想 A motif is 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”。

Motif Idea Art Object Story Design N Count 可数名词