粵

動dung6機gei1

simp动机
dung6 gei1dòng jī

English

  1. motive; motivation
  2. motive; intention

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 心裏面驅使某人做某個行動嘅原因(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 佢噉樣做嘅動機係咩呢?

    What was his motive for doing it?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 畢竟友誼本身係極度曖昧,甚至係同性之間嘅友誼,都係基於唔同嘅動機而採取返多種形式。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 據講,抑鬱等神經疾病係有工作嘅女性最常見嘅自殺原因同動機,佔晒所有自殺嘅大約40 % 。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 发动机坏掉了。

    The engine died.

    Tatoeba · notabene CC BY

  • 请把发动机关掉。

    Please turn off your engine.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 嫉妒是謀殺的動機。

    Jealousy was the motive for the murder.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 研究動機

    research motive

  • 殺人嘅動機

    the motive behind the murder

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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