motifs

英 [məʊˈtiːfs]

美 [moʊˈtifs]

n.  装饰图案; 装饰图形; (文学作品或音乐的)主题， 主旨， 动机
motif的复数

柯林斯词典

• 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”。

双语例句

• This separate yarn control provides great freedom for the fabric designer BEcause large, intricate motifs can BE transferred to fabric.
  这种对纱线的单独控制给织物设计人员带来了较大的自由，因为大的复杂的花纹可以利用织物表现出来。
• The Bronze Age rock carvings in Tanum represent a unique artistic achievement through their rich and varied motifs.
  青铜时代岩画在塔努姆代表一个独特的艺术成就通过其丰富多样的图案。
• They were also displayed in the geometric patterns used in many temple motifs.
  很多庙宇的图形也展示出几何图案。
• The passage and chamber stones are also richly engraved with spiral, lozenge and zigzag motifs.
  走廊和内厅的石头上也被刻上了丰富的螺旋形、菱形和锯齿形的图案。
• Three biblical and mythical motifs are embodied in Sula, namely the quest motif, the sacrificial scapegoat motif, and the rebirth motif.
  《秀拉》主要表现了三个圣经神话主题：追寻主题、替罪羊主题及再生主题。
• Motifs from traditional Chinese painting also end up in woven or printed fashion designs.
  传统中国画中的图案也被编织或印在时装设计中。
• Indeed, the artist has extended his interest in philosophy by developing his own conceptual and visual vocabulary, motifs which he finds central to western philosophy.
  通过发展自己的概念词汇和视觉词汇&那些他认为对西方哲学最为重要的主题，他延伸了对哲学的兴趣和关注。
• Overseas buyers usually buy Persian-style carpets from these countries and buy carpets with Chinese traditional motifs in China.
  海外旅游者通常从哪些国家买波斯风格的地毯而中国买中国传统风格的地毯。
• Motifs presented are not clues in solving Fang's paintings, as vagueness itself is deliberately the fundamental metaphor.
  方力钧没有替画作提供主题，因为他有意令内容含糊用作根本性的比喻。
• This exhibition will focus on decorative motifs from nature and the four seasons as used in furniture and scholar's objects.
  此次展览的主题是古典家俱及文人小件中对自然及四季的刻画。