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 mo·tif /moˈtif/
 主題,意念,動機,基本花紋

 mo·tif /moˈtɪf/ 名詞
 基序

 Mo·tif n.  Motive. [archaic]
 2. In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature; specif. Music, a motive3.  See also leitmotif.
    This motif, of old things lost, is a favorite one for the serious ballade.    --R. M. Alden.
    The design . . . is . . . based on the peacock -- a motif favored by decorative artists of all ages.    --R. D. Benn.
 3.  Dressmaking A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming; also, a repeated design.
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 motif
      n 1: a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors
      2: a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music [syn: motive]
      3: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or
         artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
         [syn: theme]