motives
n. 动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it.
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。
...the motives and objectives of British foreign policy...
英国外交政策的动机和目标
People want to dissect his work and question his motives.
人们想仔细分析他的作品,并对他的动机提出质疑。
He had many motives for wanting to knock off Yvonne.
他有很多杀伊冯娜的动机。
The Secretary's letter questions my veracity and impugns my motives.
部长的来信怀疑我的诚实,质疑我的动机。
She has a natural ability to understand the motives of others.
她有一种洞察他人动机的天赋。
Their motives have never been satisfactorily explained.
他们的动机一直未得到令人满意的解释。