Incentivize

释义 Definition

（用奖励、利益等）激励；促使某人做某事。常见于商业、政策、管理语境。也可泛指“提供动机/诱因”。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/

例句 Examples

The company incentivized employees with performance bonuses.
公司用绩效奖金来激励员工。

To reduce emissions, the government incentivized businesses to invest in clean energy through tax credits and grants.
为减少排放，政府通过税收抵免和补助金来激励企业投资清洁能源。

词源 Etymology

来自名词 incentive（激励、诱因）+ 动词后缀 -ize（使成为、使具有），字面意思是“使之具有激励/诱因”。incentive 源自拉丁语 incentivum，与“刺激、促动”之意相关。

相关词 Related Words

• Encourage
• Motivate
• Reward
• Stimulate
• Promote
• Induce
• Nudge
• Subsidize

文学作品 Literary Works

• Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner)
• Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Richard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein)
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Daniel H. Pink)