motif

n 1 decorative design or pattern 装饰的图案或式样: an eagle motif on the curtains 帷幕上的鹰的图案. 2 theme or idea that is repeated and developed in a work of music or literature （音乐的）乐旨, 动机; （文学的）主题.

moth-eaten, mothball, mother, mother country, Mother Nature, mother ship, Mother Superior, mother tongue, mother's boy, Mother's Day, mother-in-law, mother-of-pearl, mother-to-be, motherhood, motherland, motherless, motherlike, motherliness, motherly, mothproof, motile, motility, motion, motion picture, motionless, motivate, motivated, motivation, motivational, motive, motiveless, motley, motor, motor bike, motor boat, motor car, motor cycle, motor-engine, motor-scooter, motor-way,