单词 | incentive |
释义 | incentive —incentively, adv. /in sen"tiv/, n. 1. something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity. adj. 2. inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative. [1400-50; late ME < LL incentivus provocative, L: setting the tune, equiv. to incent(us) (ptp. of incinere to play (an instrument, tunes); in- IN-2 + -cinere, comb. form of canere to sing) + -ivus -IVE] Syn. 1. stimulus, spur, incitement, impulse, encouragement; goad, prod. See motive. |
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