Profit motive
[经] 利润动机
🧩 词语组成解析
motive
['məutiv]
n. 动机，主旨;（艺术作品的）主题，题材;
adj. 运动的;动机的;发动的;
vt. 促使;
🗣️ 情景例句
It's a simple idea, and it will work.
这主意很简单， 而且一定可行。
Who is the author of this novel?
这篇小说的作者是谁？
The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight.
两个人争吵不休，显而易见，只有较量一番才能解决问题。