| 单词 | encouragement |
| 释义 | encouragement (once / 427 pages) n When you help someone by offering positive words of support and approval, that's encouragement. It must have been the words of encouragement you gave in the airport lounge that helped your friend board the plane. Within the word encouragement we see the word "courage," which means the ability to face danger and deal with it. To encourage, then, is to help develop that ability in someone, while the "ment" at the end makes that development into a noun, the act of giving courage or support to another. You needed a little encouragement to try horse riding again, after your injuries healed. WORD FAMILYencouragement: encouragements+/courage: courageous, courages, encourage/courageous: courageously, courageousness/encourage: encouraged, encouragement, encourages, encouraging/encouraging: encouragingly, unencouraging/unencouraging: unencouragingly USAGE EXAMPLESWhenever career stress overwhelmed him, Mrs. Travare was always there with encouragement and support, he said. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) In many countries, private initiatives become franchises that spread fast with only a touch of state encouragement. Economist(Oct 27, 2016) American encouragement of settlement construction in new areas “would prove much harder for the Sunni leadership to swallow,” he said. New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1n the act of giving hope or support to someone Syn|Hypo|Hyper boost morale booster, morale building anything that serves to increase morale aid, assist, assistance, help the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose 2n the expression of approval and support Ant|Hypo|Hyper discouragement the expression of opposition and disapproval abetment, abettal, instigation the verbal act of urging on cheering, shoutingencouragement in the form of cheers from spectators advancement, furtherance, promotionencouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something fosterage, fosteringencouragement; aiding the development of something goad, goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring, urginga verbalization that encourages you to attempt something incitement, provocationneeded encouragement vote of confidencean expression of approval and encouragement subornationunderhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful approval, commendation a message expressing a favorable opinion 3n the feeling of being encouraged Hyper hope the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled |
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