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　

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

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”。

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

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。
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。
The motif of the concert was also "Love lives in my family", including five chapters.
音乐会的主题也是“爱住我家”，包括五个篇章。
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。
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。
He says this is the motif of a grand symphony.
他说这就是盛大的交响曲的主旨。
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。
If you'll indulge for a moment my rhyming motif.
如果你们迁就一下我押韵的主旨。
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。