记忆方法
将“motivate”分解为“mot-”（与动力、运动有关）和“-ivate”（类似“activate”，意为使...活跃）。想象有一个动力系统被激活了，使某人有了行动或努力的动力。这样的联想可以帮助记忆单词的意思是“激励”或“激发”。
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中文词源
motivate 激励，激发
来自motive,动机，-ive,使。比喻用法。
英语词源
- motivate (v.)
- 1863, "to stimulate toward action," from motive + -ate (2); perhaps modeled on French motiver or German motivieren. Related: Motivated; motivating.
权威例句
- 1. How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently?
- 你是怎样激励大家奋发高效地工作的？
- 2. Our challenge is to motivate those voters and inspire them to join our cause.
- 我们面临的挑战是如何调动那些选民的积极性并鼓励他们加入我们的事业。
- 3. Never let it be said that the manager doesn't know how to motivate his players.
- 绝对不要让人说这位主教练不知道如何激励他的队员。
- 4. You have first got to motivate the children and then to teach them.
- 你首先得激发孩子的学习兴趣,然后再去教他们.
- 5. In scores of cases they motivate the actions of the victims.
- 在很多案子中,这些东西还主宰着牺牲者的行动.