Dreye权威释义 | incentive

n.

刺激；鼓励；动机[U][C][（+to）][+to-v]
The child has no incentive to study harder because his parents cannot afford to send him to college.
这孩子没有努力学习的动力，因为他父母供不起他上大学。

a.

同义:

n.刺激

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以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

n.

a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something.

▸a payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment.

ME: from L. incentivum ‘something that sets the tune or incites’, from incantare ‘to chant or charm’.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》