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

The performances are always given with an explicit motif.
这些演出经常有一个明确的主题。
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。
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。
That wonderful light/ darkness motif.
那个美妙的光与黑暗的主题。
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。
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。
This simple motif runs throughout the entire score.
整个乐章自始至终都贯穿着这样一个简单的主题。
This opera contains a love motif.
这出歌剧有个爱情主题。
There are a number of extant copper red vessels with impressed or incised motif.
有许多现存的铜红容器或切割的印象的主旨。