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

A key element in montage, sound plays a vital role in motif reinforcement and characterization.
声音是电影蒙太奇的一个重要元素，对于强化电影的主题和塑造人物形象有十分重要的作用。
The motif of betrayal and loss is crucial in all these stories.
背叛和痛苦的主题在所有这些故事中是极重要的。
The performances are always given with an explicit motif.
这些演出经常有一个明确的主题。
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
It is therefore curious that Fate is so little used as a tragic motif by old dramatists.
然而，古代剧作者以天命为悲剧主题的作品却十分罕见，这就颇为奇怪。
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。
The copper red was either washed over the motif or the motif reserved with red background.
要么是铜红冲上来主题主题或保留与红色的背景。
Toolkits include Qt, GTK+ and Motif.
工具包包括Qt、GTK+和Motif。
This opera contains a love motif.
这出歌剧有个爱情主题。
That wonderful light/ darkness motif.
那个美妙的光与黑暗的主题。