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

• In terms of art, It's I guess, an old motif about presence and variations.
  依照艺术而言，这是偶猜的，是一个关于存在和变化的一个旧主题。
• This opera contains a love motif.
  这出歌剧有个爱情主题。
• 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。
• If you'll indulge for a moment my rhyming motif.
  如果你们迁就一下我押韵的主旨。
• This simple motif runs throughout the entire score.
  整个乐章自始至终都贯穿着这样一个简单的主题。
• One side shows off mirror gun metal calfskin embossed with a motif evoking the facets of cut crystal.
  一面镜子炫耀枪金属压花小牛皮与序引起了方方面面的水晶。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Study on Multiple Sequence Alignment and Motif Discovering in Bioinformatics
  生物信息学中的多序列比对与模体识别问题研究