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

• Pattern is the major decoration on blue and white porcelain, the motif is noticeable on porcelain.
  纹饰是青花瓷器最主要的装饰，主题纹饰因占据瓷器最重要显眼的位置更加引人注目。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I chose myself and keep the motif "I". It's as simple as that.
  我选择自己，不断地把“我”这个母题持续下去，就这么简单。
• He says this is the motif of a grand symphony.
  他说这就是盛大的交响曲的主旨。
• There are a number of extant copper red vessels with impressed or incised motif.
  有许多现存的铜红容器或切割的印象的主旨。
• 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。
• 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。
• That wonderful light/ darkness motif.
  那个美妙的光与黑暗的主题。