encourage

1、en- "make, put in" + cour- ( 2、heart is which remains a common metaphor for inner strength.
3、因此，将内心的那种力量就 表示为：勇气、胆量。
4、=> make strong, hearten.

encourage 鼓励

en-, 进入，使。courage, 鼓励。

encourage (v.)

early 15c., from Old French encoragier "make strong, hearten," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + corage "courage, heart" (see courage). Related: Encouraged; encouraging; encouragingly.

1. The idea is to encourage people to get to know their neighbours.

其目的是促使人们结识邻居。

2. How can faculty improve their teaching so as to encourage creativity?

教师们如何才能改进教学以激发创造性呢？

3. The paper'sprice rise will encourage readers to desert in even greater numbers.

报纸价格的上涨将导致更多的读者不再订阅。

4. He bought me records to encourage my liking for music.

他给我买了唱片，希望培养我对音乐的兴趣。

5. There are easier ways to encourage the even spread of wealth.

有一些更简单的方法可以促进财富的平均分配。

【motivate, encourage, excite, stimulate, inspire】
这组词都有“鼓励、刺激”的意思，其区别是：
motivate: v.激发，促动，强调激起动机去做某事。
• A desire to go to medical school motivates her to study hard everyday. 她希望上医学院，这成了她每天努力学习的动力。
encourage: v.鼓励，促进，含有"使增强勇气或给予希望"的意味。
• He encouraged his son to go to good college. 他鼓励他的儿子上名牌大学。
excite: v.指使人感到激动、兴奋；煽动，鼓动。
• The band played louder and excited the audience. 乐队演奏得更响亮了，使观众兴奋起来。
stimulate: v.刺激，激发，促进，强调刺激反应的结果。
• Cold air stimulates me. 冷空气刺激我振作起来
inspire: v.鼓舞，激发，影响，常常带有"启迪，启发"的意思。
• My mother inspires us with stories of her difficult childhood. 我的妈妈给我们讲童年时的艰苦生活以激励我们。