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incentive n.动机；刺激；激励；奖励 adj.激励的 This noun dates back to Middle English, from Late Latin incentivum, from incentivus "stimulating." In Latin, incentivus meant "setting the tune," from incinere "to sing." The related English verb is incentivize. The less common verb incent was first used in the early 1980s, and has been criticized as business jargon. ★★☆☆☆ 2005.2

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[in'sentiv] If your mom wants you to mow the lawn but you don't feel like it, she might offer to treat you to ice cream after as an incentive. An incentive is something that stimulates you to take action or work harder. A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, which would offer financial incentives for private industry, is a promising start. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]刺激；激励；奖励 If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it.   [oft N to-inf]There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures...几乎没有什么激励政策来促使人们采取这些措施。Many companies in Britain are keen on the idea of tax incentives for R&D.英国许多公司都很欢迎以税收优惠的方式来鼓励研发的想法。

英语单词	incentive
英美音标	[in'sentiv]
中文释义	n.动机；刺激；激励；奖励 adj.激励的
vocab简明	If your mom wants you to mow the lawn but you don't feel like it, she might offer to treat you to ice cream after as an incentive. An incentive is something that stimulates you to take action or work harder.
vocab扩展	This noun dates back to Middle English, from Late Latin incentivum, from incentivus "stimulating." In Latin, incentivus meant "setting the tune," from incinere "to sing." The related English verb is incentivize. The less common verb incent was first used in the early 1980s, and has been criticized as business jargon.
真题原句	A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, which would offer financial incentives for private industry, is a promising start.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]刺激；激励；奖励 If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it. [oft N to-inf] There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures... 几乎没有什么激励政策来促使人们采取这些措施。 Many companies in Britain are keen on the idea of tax incentives for R&D. 英国许多公司都很欢迎以税收优惠的方式来鼓励研发的想法。
来源	2005.2

Incentive Offer Incentivus Verb In'sentiv N.动机；刺激；激励；奖励 Adj.激励的 Mom