單詞
motion
英 ['m???(?)n]
美['mo??n]
基本信息
- n. 動作；移動；手勢；請求；意向
- vi. 運動；打手勢
- vt. 運動；向…打手勢
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詞態變化
復數:?motions;第三人稱單數:?motions;過去式:?motioned;過去分詞:?motioned;現在分詞:?motioning;
中文詞源
motion 運動，移動
來自拉丁語movere,運動，移動，詞源同move.-t,過去分詞后綴。
英文詞源
- motion (n.)
- late 14c., "suggestion; process of moving," from Old French mocion "movement, motion; change, alteration" (13c.), from Latin motionem (nominative motio) "a moving, a motion; an emotion," from past participle stem of movere "to move" (see move (v.)). Motion picture attested from 1896.
- motion (v.)
- late 15c., "to request, petition" (obsolete), from motion (n.). The sense in parliamentary procedure first recorded 1747; with meaning "to guide or direct by a sign, gesture, movement" it is attested from 1787. Related: Motioned; motioning.
雙語例句
- 1. She made a fanning motion, pretending to cool herself off.
- 她做了個扇風的動作，假裝想讓自己涼快一點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Whenever recession strikes, a chain reaction is set into motion.
- 只要經濟不景氣，連鎖反應就開始了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Such a motion is considered a test of backbench opinion.
- 這樣的動議被視為對后座議員立場的考驗。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He is eligible now to file a motion for a new trial.
- 他現在有資格提議重新進行審判。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I have set the wheels in motion to sell Endsleigh Court.
- 我已著手出售恩德斯勒公館。
來自柯林斯例句
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