区别辨析motion、move与movement

motion、move与movement这些名词都有“运动”之意。

motion : 指不处于静止状态而在移动的过程中,强调运动本身,而不涉及其动因。

  • The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach.
    船的剧烈摇晃使他的胃很不舒服。
  • He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion.
    他轻轻地前后晃动摇篮。
  • They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen).
    他们用慢动作又播了一遍进球镜头。

move : 着重开始的行动或变化。

  • She held the gun to his head and said, "One move and you're dead!"
    她拿着枪对着他的头,说:“动一下你就没命了。”
  • I hate the way my boss watches my every move (= watches everything I do).
    我讨厌老板总是监视我的一举一动。

movement : 通常抽象地指有规则的动作或定向运动,特指政治性的运动。

  • He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.
    他突然动了一下,鸟受惊飞走了。
  • For a long time after the accident, he had no movement in (= was unable to move) his legs.
    出事以后的很长时间里,他的腿都不能动。
  • Her movements were somewhat clumsy.
    她的动作很笨拙。

  • the women's movement
    妇女运动
  • The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women.
    妇女参政运动旨在为妇女争取选举权利。
  • a movement to stop animals being killed for their fur
    制止猎杀动物获取毛皮的运动