名詞 incentive:

1. a positive motivational influence
   同義詞：inducement, motivator
2. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
   同義詞：bonus

1. The cash discount given on this bill is an incentive to pay the bill on date due.
   對此帳單，我公司所以辦理現(xiàn)金折扣，乃系獎勵如期付款。
2. The management wanted some250 workers to give up their present incentive pay, which would have cut their daily wages by about$5 a man.
   資方想使250名工人放棄眼下的增產(chǎn)刺激金，這樣每名工人的工資每天要減少5元。
3. They don't try very hard if there is no incentive.
   沒有獎勵，他們工作就不太努力。
4. He hasn't much incentive to work hard.
   他沒有努力工作的動力。

in.cen.tive

n.（名詞）
Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
刺激; 誘因; 動機：引起行動或激發(fā)努力的某事，比如對懲罰的恐懼或?qū)Κ剟畹钠谕?/br>adj.（形容詞）
Serving to induce or motivate:
刺激的; 誘發(fā)的：用來誘使或激勵的：
例句：
an incentive bonus for high productivity.
設(shè)立剌激性獎金以提高的生產(chǎn)率

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Late Latin incentovum [from neuter of] incentovus [inciting]
源自 后期拉丁語 incentovum [] 源自incentovus的中性詞 [激勵的]
from Latin [setting the tune]
源自 拉丁語 [調(diào)準(zhǔn)音的，校好音的]
from incentus [past participle of] incinere [to sound]
源自 incentus [] incinere的過去分詞 [發(fā)聲]
in- [intensive pref.] * see in- 2
in- [前綴，用于加強語氣] *參見 in-2
canere [to sing] * see kan-
canere [唱] *參見 kan-