motive

動機,誘因,目的

motive の類語

motivation, need, life, urge, purpose, meaning, motor, aim, motif, subject matter, basis, subject, psychological feature, objective, psychic energy, theme, sake, ethical motive, rational motive, intention, irrational motive, ambition, motivating, will, matter, goal, idea, cause, reason, point, view, text, problem, plan, design, project, question, effect, mind, moving, case, study, issue, head, source, active, spring, motivational, driving, mobile, function, concern, chapter, argument, meat, desire, resolution, topic, heading, proposal

例文

• The motive for the murder isn't yet known.
  殺害の動機は明らかではない。
• Nobody likes to have his true motive doubted.
  誰でも真の動機を疑われるのはいやなことだ。
• No speculation has taken place concerning the motives.
  動機についてはまったく考察されていない。

関連語

motivate, motivity

motive の言い換えを探すには

motive（動機）の類語・言い換え（パラフレーズ）を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。