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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3252 COCA: 2726

incentive

Word family 
in·cen·tive /ɪnˈsentɪv/ ●●○ AWL noun [countableC, uncountableU]
PERSUADEsomething that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc 刺激；動力；鼓勵 → motivation
As an added incentive, there’s a bottle of champagne for the best team.
給最優秀的隊發一瓶香槟作爲額外的鼓勵。
create/provide/give somebody an incentive
Awards provide an incentive for young people to improve their skills.
獎勵是一種激勵手段，鼓勵年輕人努力提高自己的技能。
incentive to do something
Farmers lack any incentive to manage their land organically.
農場主沒有任何動力去采用有機耕作法。
economic/financial/tax etc incentives
a recycling drive backed with financial incentives
由財政獎勵作支持的回收利用運動
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have an incentive
Companies have an incentive to maximize efficiency.
give/offer somebody an incentive
If you want people to change their behaviour, it's a good idea to offer them some kind of incentive.
provide somebody with an incentive
Good teachers provide their students with incentives to learn.
create an incentive
We need to create an incentive for people to recycle their rubbish.
act as an incentive (=be an incentive)
The chance of promotion acts as an incentive for many employees.
adjectives
a strong/powerful incentive
The possibility of acquiring wealth acts as a strong incentive in many people's lives.
a significant incentive
The high financial rewards provide a significant incentive.
a greater incentive
The scheme gives industry a greater incentive to tackle pollution.
the main incentive
What is the main incentive for people to join the army?
an extra/added incentive
The cash prize gives contestants an added incentive to do well.
economic/financial incentives (=money that is offered to someone as an incentive)
Doctors are encouraged through financial incentives to work in poor areas.
NOUN + incentive
cash incentives
The scheme gives farmers cash incentives to manage the countryside for wildlife.
tax incentives (=a reduction in tax, offered to people as an incentive)
Tax incentives are provided for employees to buy shares in their own companies.
price incentives (=lower prices, offered to people as an incentive)
The strong December sales were attributed to attractive price incentives.
incentive + NOUN
an incentive scheme/system
The incentive scheme was introduced to encourage companies to use renewable energy sources.
phrases
have little/no incentive to do something
Poor farmers have little incentive to grow crops for export.
Examples from the Corpus
incentive• There is a clear incentive to move to larger countries.• Perhaps this led to a greater emphasis on the other economic incentive.• That probably depends on what financial incentives the United States might provide.• The school gives incentives such as more play time to kids who work hard.• The granting of individual landownership rights improved incentives, and facilities for credit and investment improved.• Taxes are too high, investment incentives missing.• Low prices give the farmers little incentive.• When prices are so low, farmers have little incentive to increase production.• Our fire departments have powerful incentives to keep things that way.• The new plan will provide strong incentives for young people to improve their skills.• Problems have also been experienced with providing cost-centre managers with sufficient incentives to manage resources economically, efficiently and effectively.• Indiana has sometimes spent too much on tax incentives to lure companies inside its borders.• The government is offering special tax incentives to people wanting to start up small businesses.
added incentive• And he may have acquired an added incentive for wanting to make a good showing.• As an added incentive, two complimentary tickets for the evening's disco are being offered for the winning entry.• In many cases, that has given the family an added incentive and advantage.• Rejects from London have an added incentive for putting their talents on show.• A course available specifically designed for their needs at which they will meet others of their own age is an added incentive.• The fact that it was the area's second highest summit added incentive.
From Longman Business Dictionary
incentivein·cen·tive /ɪnˈsentɪv/ noun [countableC]
something which is used to encourage people to do something, especially to make them work harder, produce more or spend more money
tax incentives for first-time home buyers
The company proposed a package of incentive-based pay raises.
→ sales incentive → tax incentive
Origin incentive
(1600-1700) Late Latin incentivum, from Latin incinere “to set the tune”, from canere “to sing”
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3252 COCA: 2726
incentive

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INCENTIVE | INCENTIVE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, generous, good, great, huge, massive (especially BrE) 很大的刺激；大方的鼓勵；巨大的激勵➤powerful, strong強大的動力；強烈的刺激➤adequate, sufficient足夠的刺激；充分的鼓勵▸➤main, major主要的激勵➤added, additional, extra, more附加的獎勵；更多的鼓勵▸➤less較少的獎勵➤little極少的鼓勵◇There was little incentive to conduct research.對從事研究的激勵微乎其微。➤real真正的激勵➤clear明確的刺激◇US companies faced a clear incentive to downsize.美國公司面臨明確的裁員壓力。➤direct直接鼓勵◇direct financial incentives to have smaller families鼓勵縮小家庭規模的直接財政刺激➤important重要的激勵➤positive積極的刺激➤special特別獎勵➤attractive誘人的刺激➤perverse不正當的刺激➤long-term長期的激勵➤political政治激勵➤commercial, economic, financial, fiscal, monetary商業／經濟／金融／財政／金錢刺激➤cash現金獎勵➤material物質獎勵➤price, tax價格刺激；稅收獎勵➤sales銷售刺激➤investment投資激勵➤performance, work業績／工作獎勵➤employee僱員獎勵◇employee incentives such as bonuses and commission獎金、提成之類的僱員獎勵措施➤federal, government聯邦／政府獎勵VERB + INCENTIVE➤act as, be起刺激作用；是鼓勵◇It was thought that this would act as an incentive for couples to adopt older children.人們認為這將會對夫婦們收養大一些的孩子起到鼓勵作用。➤have有動力◇She had the added incentive of being within reach of the world record.世界紀錄觸手可及，這使她又有了新的動力。➤need需要鼓勵➤give (sb/sth), offer (sb/sth), provide (sb/sth with)給（⋯）以鼓勵；激勵（⋯）➤create制訂獎勵措施◇The government has created tax incentives to encourage investment.政府已經出台了稅收優惠措施鼓勵投資。➤receive得到獎勵◇companies that receive government incentives得到政府獎勵的公司➤increase增強刺激➤reduce減少獎勵➤undermine削弱激勵作用◇High taxation rates have undermined work incentives.高稅率削弱了工作激勵措施的作用。➤eliminate, remove, take away撤銷鼓勵措施INCENTIVE + NOUN➤plan, programme/program, scheme, structure, system激勵方案；獎勵制度◇an incentive system based on supervisors' evaluations以督導員評價為基礎的激勵制度◇The company operates a share incentive scheme for its workers.公司對員工實行股份獎勵機制。➤policy激勵政策➤award, bonus, fee, package, pay, payment激勵獎品；獎金；一攬子激勵措施；獎勵工資PREPOSITION➤incentive to對⋯的激勵◇an incentive to investment對投資的鼓勵PHRASES➤have every incentive有充足的動力◇Companies have every incentive to put up prices.各公司都有充足的理由漲價。➤a lack of incentive缺乏動力◇There is a lack of incentive to undertake new investment.新投資缺乏動力。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3252 COCA: 2726
incentive

noun

  ➡ See also the entry for bribe 另見bribe條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. 這些詞均表示激勵因素、刺激或動機。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 （尤指使人得到回報的）激勵，刺激，鼓勵◆There are no incentives for people to save fuel.沒有措施鼓勵人們節約燃料。◆The government has created tax incentives to encourage investment.政府已出台了稅收優惠措施以鼓勵投資。◆There is little incentive for firms to increase the skills of their workers.公司嚴重缺乏提高員工技能的推動力。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指降低做某事意願的因素，尤其是因爲做了也沒有太多回報◆A sudden fall in profits provided a further disincentive to investors.利潤突然下降使投資者進一步退縮。 ■ 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 動機；動力◆What is the motivation behind this sudden change?這種突然轉變背後的動因是什麽？◆I soon understood his motivation in inviting me.我很快明白了他邀請我的原因。◆He's intelligent enough but he lacks motivation.他很聰明，但缺乏積極性。   see also motivate ⇨ inspire , motivate ⇨ make 4 , motive ⇨ reason ▸ motivational

adjective

◆ (formal) an important motivational factor重要的促進因素■ 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 促進因素；激勵因素；刺激物◆Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.書不僅給孩子們提供想法，而且使他們玩得更有意思。◆He stressed the value of public investment as a stimulus to growth.他強調了公共投資對刺激經濟增長的價值。  see also stimulate ⇨ inspire ■ impetus ˈɪmpɪtəs [uncountable, singular] something that encourages a process or activity to develop more quickly 動力；推動；刺激◆The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus.辯論似乎沒有開始時那麽大的沖勁了。◆Each new rumour added a fresh impetus to the smear campaign.每一個新謠言都給诽謗攻擊增添了新助力。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常指事情啓動的推動力，impetus指事情發展的助力。可用gain/maintain/lose impetus表示過程或活動獲得、保持或失去推進力；added/new/further/fresh impetus指新的推進力。stimulus較正式，常用於學術或商業語境；impetus常用於討論趨勢和發展的新聞報道或廣播節目中。■ inspiration [countable, usually singular] a person or thing that is the reason why sb creates or does sth 啓發靈感的人（或事物）；使人産生動機的人（或事物）◆He says my sister was the inspiration for his heroine.他說我姐姐是他的女主人公的原型。◆Clark was the inspiration behind Saturday's victory.克拉克是星期六那場勝利的靈魂人物。   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 引誘，刺激，誘因（尤指錢）◆The higher payments were offered as an inducement.提高酬金被用作一種刺激手段。◆There is little inducement for them to work harder.沒有什麽動力能促使他們加把勁工作。  see also induce ⇨ make 4
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3252 COCA: 2726
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