"incentive" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 激励
• 动机

Definition

用来激励某人去做某事或更加努力的事物，通常是通过奖励或好处。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在商业、教育和经济领域常用。常搭配“经济激励”“税收激励”，区别于“motivation（动机）”，后者是内在驱动力，而“incentive”是外部刺激。常见短语“提供激励”，“给予激励” 。

Examples

The company gave workers an incentive to finish early.

公司给员工一个**激励**，让他们提前完成。

A cash bonus is a common incentive in sales jobs.

现金奖励在销售工作中是常见的**激励**。

There was an incentive for students to read more books.

学生们有一个**激励**去多读书。

Without any real incentive, people just don’t try as hard.

没有真正的**激励**，人们往往不会那么努力。

The government offered a tax incentive for buying electric cars.

政府为购买电动车提供了税收**激励**。

Sometimes just a little incentive is all it takes to get started.

有时候，只需要一点点**激励**就能让人开始行动。