| motif | n motif: the ~ of this landscape painting is the Niagara Falls, motif lukisan landskap ini ialah Air Terjun Niagara; musical ~, motif muzik; the wallpaper has a rose ~, kertas dinding itu mempunyai motif bunga mawar; the clu | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| motive | n motif, tujuan; (for a crime) motif: the police have yet to find a ~ for the murder, polis belum dapat mencari motif pembunuhan itu; what was your ~ in bringing him to work here?, apakah tujuanmu mengambilnya bekerja di sini?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| selfish | he was driven by purely ~ motives, dia didorong oleh motif mementingkan diri semata-mata; it was a ~ act on her part, bagi dirinya itu satu tindakan yg mementingkan diri sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| removed | adj distinct or different, berbeza: motives not far ~ from self-interest, motif yg tdk berbeza drpd kepentingan sendiri; once ~, (of cousins) a. (one generation younger) anak saudara (se)pupu; b. (one generation older), /emak, bapa/ saudara (se)pupu, (saudara) (se)pupu /emak, bapa/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leitmotiv, leitmotif | n 1. (mus) tema asas; 2. (poet.) motif utama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leitmotiv, leitmotif | n 1. (mus) tema asas; 2. (poet.) motif utama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decorate | vt 1. adorn, menghias(i): to ~ a church with flowers, menghias gereja dgn bunga; the border of the material was ~d with flower motifs, bahagian tepi kain itu dihiasi motif bunga; 2. (paint) mengecat; (put wall paper on), /memasang, melekatkan/ kertas hias dinding di: the cost of decorating a house, kos mengecat rumah; 3. award mark of honour to, mengurniakan /pingat, bintang/ kpd, mengurniai [sso] /pingat, bintang/: ~d for bravery, dikurniai pingat krn keberanian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intuitive | adj 1. having, possessing intuition, intuitif, mengikut gerak hati: ~ poet, pensyair yg mengikut gerak hati; women are said to be more ~ than men, kaum wanita dikatakan lebih intuitif drpd kaum lelaki; 2. of intuition, arrived at by intuition, (secara) intuitif, gerak hati: ~ faculty, fakulti intuitif; he had an ~ knowledge of her motives, dia tahu secara intuitif akan motif wanita itu or drpd gerak hatinya dia tahu akan motif wanita itu; her ~ understanding of nature, dia faham secara intuitif akan alam semula jadi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| antithetic(al) | adj 1. (rhet) berantitesis; 2. contrasted, bertentangan: the ~ symbolism of fertility and barrenness, perlambangan kesuburan dan ketandusan yg bertentangan; 3. consisting of two opposites, bertentangan: their essential motives are ~, motif utama mereka bertentangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| for | 12. such as explains, [not translated], mengapa: what was his excuse ~ being late?, apa alasannya dia datang lambat?; she gave no explanation ~ her behaviour, dia tdk memberikan sebarang penjelasan mengapa dia berkelakuan begitu; the motive ~ the withdrawal of the troops, motif pengunduran pasukan tentera itu; 13. because of, on account of, kerana, (oleh) sebab; (when foll by n indic emotion) kerana, sebab, [not translated]; (with negative implication) akibat, kerana, (oleh) sebab; (meaning “after”) selepas, setelah; (foll by phr containing the word “reason”) atas, kerana, (oleh) sebab: an area famous ~ its orchards, kawasan yg terkenal kerana dusunnya; they hid ~ fear of reprisals, mereka bersembunyi kerana takut akan pembalasan; she could not see ~ tears, dia tdk nampak kerana air mata menggenangi matanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |