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

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。
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。
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。
Reliablity and validity are eternal motif of language testing.
信度与效度是语言测试永恒的主题。
The performances are always given with an explicit motif.
这些演出经常有一个明确的主题。
Just through the above-mentioned sarcastic-retort narration, the novelette can further present the motif distinctly.
小说正是通过以上几个方面的反讽叙述来进一步凸现了主题。
Reading Suicide& An Analysis of the Death Motif in The Golden Notebook
解读自杀&《金色笔记》中的死亡主题研究
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。
Toolkits include Qt, GTK+ and Motif.
工具包包括Qt、GTK+和Motif。
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。