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incentive noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ bribe 另见bribe条incentive ♦︎ motivation ♦︎ stimulus ♦︎ impetus ♦︎ inspiration ♦︎ inducementThese are all words for sth that encourages sb to do sth or to develop more quickly, or is the reason why sb does sth. 这些词均表示激励因素、刺激或动机。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the incentive / motivation / stimulus / impetus / inspiration for sth◆the incentive / stimulus / impetus / inducement to sth◆the motivation / impetus / inspiration behind sth◆the incentive / stimulus / impetus / inducement to do sth◆a strong incentive / motivation / impetus / inducement◆a powerful incentive / stimulus / impetus / inducement◆the main incentive / motivation / stimulus / impetus / inspiration◆a new incentive / motivation / stimulus / impetus◆an extra incentive / motivation / stimulus / impetus / inducement◆the necessary motivation / stimulus / impetus / inducement◆sufficient incentive / motivation / inducement◆to provide / give (sb / sth) the incentive / motivation / stimulus / impetus / inspiration / inducement◆to offer an incentive / an inducement■ incentive / /ɪnˈsentɪv/ / [countable, uncountable] something that encourages you to do sth, especially because you will get sth in return （尤指使人得到回报的）激励，刺激，鼓励◆There are no incentives for people to save fuel.没有措施鼓励人们节约燃料。◆The government has created tax incentives to encourage investment.政府已出台了税收优惠措施以鼓励投资。◆There is little incentive for firms to increase the skills of their workers.公司严重缺乏提高员工技能的推动力。OPP disincentive ⓘ A disincentive is sth that makes you less willing to do sth, especially because you will not gain much if you do. * disincentive指降低做某事意愿的因素，尤其是因为做了也没有太多回报◆A sudden fall in profits provided a further disincentive to investors.利润突然下降使投资者进一步退缩。 ■ motivation / /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃn; NAmE ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] the reason why sb does sth or behaves in a particular way; sth that makes sb want to be successful 动机；动力◆What is the motivation behind this sudden change?这种突然转变背后的动因是什么？◆I soon understood his motivation in inviting me.我很快明白了他邀请我的原因。◆He's intelligent enough but he lacks motivation.他很聪明，但缺乏积极性。 see also motivate ⇨ inspire , motivate ⇨ make 4 , motive ⇨ reason ▸ motivational adjective ◆ (formal) an important motivational factor重要的促进因素■ stimulus /ˈstɪmjələs/ / (plural stimuli / /stimulaɪ/ / ) [countable, usually singular] (rather formal) something that helps or encourages sb/sth to start or to develop better or more quickly 促进因素；激励因素；刺激物◆Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.书不仅给孩子们提供想法，而且使他们玩得更有意思。◆He stressed the value of public investment as a stimulus to growth.他强调了公共投资对刺激经济增长的价值。 see also stimulate ⇨ inspire ■ impetus / /ˈɪmpɪtəs/ / [uncountable, singular] something that encourages a process or activity to develop more quickly 动力；推动；刺激◆The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus.辩论似乎没有开始时那么大的冲劲了。◆Each new rumour added a fresh impetus to the smear campaign.每一个新谣言都给诽谤攻击增添了新助力。NOTE 辨析 Stimulus or impetus? Stimulus is often used to talk about starting things off; impetus is used to talk about how things develop: processes or activities can gain/maintain/lose impetus, or they can gain added/new/further/fresh impetus. Stimulus is a more formal word, often used in academic or business contexts; impetus is often used in journalism or broadcasting when discussing trends and developments. * stimulus常指事情启动的推动力，impetus指事情发展的助力。可用gain/maintain/lose impetus表示过程或活动获得、保持或失去推进力；added/new/further/fresh impetus指新的推进力。stimulus较正式，常用于学术或商业语境；impetus常用于讨论趋势和发展的新闻报道或广播节目中。■ inspiration [countable, usually singular] a person or thing that is the reason why sb creates or does sth 启发灵感的人（或事物）；使人产生动机的人（或事物）◆He says my sister was the inspiration for his heroine.他说我姐姐是他的女主人公的原型。◆Clark was the inspiration behind Saturday's victory.克拉克是星期六那场胜利的灵魂人物。 see also inspire ⇨ inspire ■ inducement /ɪnˈdjuːsmənt; NAmE ɪnˈduːsmənt/ [countable, uncountable] something, especially money, that is given to sb to persuade them to do sth, especially sth that they would not normally do 引诱，刺激，诱因（尤指钱）◆The higher payments were offered as an inducement.提高酬金被用作一种刺激手段。◆There is little inducement for them to work harder.没有什么动力能促使他们加把劲工作。 see also induce ⇨ make 4 |