a design or a pattern used as a decoration 装饰图案;装饰图形 wallpaper with a flower motif 有鲜花图案的墙纸
Extra ExamplesThe jacket has a rose motif on the collar. 上衣领子上有个玫瑰花图案。 The rug was decorated with a simple flower motif. 地毯上有简单的鲜花图案。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- dominant
- recurring
- …
- be decorated with
- have
a subject, an idea or a phrase that is repeated and developed in a work of literature or a piece of music (文学作品或音乐的)主题,主旨,动机 Alienation is a central motif in her novels. 疏离是她小说的中心主题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- dominant
- recurring
- …
- be decorated with
- have
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French.