incentive

[in'sentiv]

adj.刺激的, 鼓励的
n.刺激, 鼓励, 动机

例句与用法：

The cash discount given on this bill is an incentive to pay the bill on date due.

对此帐单，我公司所以办理现金折扣，乃系奖励如期付款。

The management wanted some250 workers to give up their present incentive pay, which would have cut their daily wages by about$5 a man.

资方想使250名工人放弃眼下的增产刺激金，这样每名工人的工资每天要减少5元。

They don't try very hard if there is no incentive.

没有奖励，他们工作就不太努力。

He hasn't much incentive to work hard.

他没有努力工作的动力。

详细释义：

n.

刺激; 鼓励; 动机[U][C][(+to)][+to-v]

The child has no incentive to study harder because his parents cannot afford to send him to college.

这孩子没有努力学习的动力, 因为他父母供不起他上大学。

a.

刺激的; 鼓励的, 奖励的

incentive payments

奖金