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

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。
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。
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。
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。
Wallpaper that had a motif of motorbikes and crash-helmets.
印有摩托车和防护头盔图形的墙纸。
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”。
Love is an eternal motif in art and literature.
爱情是文学艺术中的永恒主题。
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。
He says this is the motif of a grand symphony.
他说这就是盛大的交响曲的主旨。
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。