单词乎

incentive

音标[in'sentiv]

汉语翻译

n. 动机
a. 激励的
【经】 鼓励, 奖励

英语解释

名词 incentive:

  1. a positive motivational influence
    同义词:inducement, motivator
  2. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
    同义词:bonus

例句

  1. The cash discount given on this bill is an incentive to pay the bill on date due.
    对此帐单,我公司所以办理现金折扣,乃系奖励如期付款。
  2. The management wanted some250 workers to give up their present incentive pay, which would have cut their daily wages by about$5 a man.
    资方想使250名工人放弃眼下的增产刺激金,这样每名工人的工资每天要减少5元。
  3. They don't try very hard if there is no incentive.
    没有奖励,他们工作就不太努力。
  4. He hasn't much incentive to work hard.
    他没有努力工作的动力。

详细解释


in.cen.tive

n.(名词)
Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
刺激; 诱因; 动机:引起行动或激发努力的某事,比如对惩罚的恐惧或对奖励的期望
adj.(形容词)
Serving to induce or motivate:
刺激的; 诱发的:用来诱使或激励的:
例句:
an incentive bonus for high productivity.
设立剌激性奖金以提高的生产率


来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Late Latin incentovum [from neuter of] incentovus [inciting]
源自 后期拉丁语 incentovum [] 源自incentovus的中性词 [激励的]
from Latin [setting the tune]
源自 拉丁语 [调准音的,校好音的]
from incentus [past participle of] incinere [to sound]
源自 incentus [] incinere的过去分词 [发声]
in- [intensive pref.] * see in- 2
in- [前缀,用于加强语气] *参见 in-2
canere [to sing] * see kan-
canere [唱] *参见 kan-


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