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.
词语辨析
【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。