Dreye權威釋義|incentive

n.

刺激；鼓勵；動機[U][C][（+to）][+to-v]
The child has no incentive to study harder because his parents cannot afford to send him to college.
這孩子沒有努力學習的動力，因為他父母供不起他上大學。

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以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something.

▸a payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment.

ME: from L. incentivum ‘something that sets the tune or incites’, from incantare ‘to chant or charm’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》