motion

英 ['m???(?)n] 美['mo??n]

反義詞

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復數(shù):?motions;第三人稱單數(shù):?motions;過去式:?motioned;過去分詞:?motioned;現(xiàn)在分詞:?motioning;

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。

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.

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。

2. Whenever recession strikes, a chain reaction is set into motion.: 只要經(jīng)濟不景氣，連鎖反應就開始了。

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。

4. He is eligible now to file a motion for a new trial.: 他現(xiàn)在有資格提議重新進行審判。