motive

[US]/ˈməʊtɪv/
[UK]/ˈmoʊtɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sebab, tujuan
Word Forms
Pluralmotives

Phrases & Collocations

ulterior motive

motif tersembunyi

motive force

kuasa motif

motive power

kuasa motif

profit motive

motif keuntungan

Example Sentences

the unity of motive and effective

keutuhan motivasi dan berkesan

a motive for his murder.

motivasi untuk pembunuhannya.

the motive for this killing is unclear.

motivasi untuk pembunuhan ini tidak jelas.

This is the motive the rhymist tell us.

Ini adalah motivasi yang diceritakan oleh penyair.

We predicate of the motive that it is good. (=We predicate the motive to be good.)

Kita meramalkan tentang motivasi bahwa itu baik. (=Kita meramalkan motivasi untuk menjadi baik.)

the motive principle of a writer's work.

prinsip motivasi dari karya seorang penulis.

motives that were mixed.

motivasi yang bercampur.

parallel motives and aims.

motivasi dan tujuan yang selaras.

subterranean motives for murder.

motivasi bawah tanah untuk pembunuhan.

The police could not find a motive for the murder.

Polisi tidak dapat menemukan motivasi untuk pembunuhan itu.

Their motives for undertaking this study are highly questionable.

Motif mereka untuk melakukan penelitian ini sangat dipertanyakan.

She definitely had an ulterior motive in offering to help.

Dia pasti memiliki motif tersembunyi saat menawarkan untuk membantu.

their motives he could only guess at.

motivasi mereka dia hanya bisa menebak-nebak.

the charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke.

pengisian gas adalah kekuatan pendorong untuk setiap langkah piston.

could there be an ulterior motive behind his request?.

apakah mungkin ada motif tersembunyi di balik permintaannya?.

Greed was his only motive for stealing.

Ketamakan adalah satu-satunya motivasinya untuk mencuri.

Distinguish what motive actually swayed with him.

Bedakan motivasi apa yang sebenarnya mempengaruhinya.

The motive power of trains is usually steam or electricity.

Tenaga penggerak kereta api biasanya uap atau listrik.

Real-world Examples

Anyway, I'm afraid that my visit has an ulterior motive.

Bagaimanapun, saya khuatir kunjungan saya mempunyai tujuan yang tersembunyi.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

But it was also easy to discern political motives.

Tetapi juga mudah untuk mengenali motif politik.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

You're right. I have an ulterior motive.

Betul. Saya mempunyai tujuan yang tersembunyi.

Source: Billions Season 1

Police do not believe there's terrorist motive.

Polis tidak percaya ada motif pengganas.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2019

But the regime's motives are hardly benevolent.

Tetapi motif rejim itu hampir tidak baik.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I know you. You always have a motive.

Saya mengenali awak. Anda sentiasa mempunyai motif.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

So we canvassed your neighborhood to determine if anyone had any motive.

Jadi, kami melawat kejiranan anda untuk menentukan sama ada sesiapa mempunyai motif.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

There seemed to be no motive for the murder.

Nampaknya tidak ada motif untuk pembunuhan itu.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Police have given no motive for today's attack.

Polis belum memberikan motif untuk serangan hari ini.

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

Natalie Gale had no motive to want Haley dead.

Natalie Gale tidak mempunyai motif untuk mahu Haley mati.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

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