【同义词辨析】 2018-06-28 激励motive-goad

motive: implies an emotion or desire operating on the will and causing it to act: a crime without apparent ~.


impulse: suggests a driving power arising from personal temperament or constitution: my first ~ was to hit him. (temperamentconstitution都表示天生性情性格)



incentive: applies to an external influence, such as an expected reward or a hope, that incites to action: a bonus was offered as an ~ for Meeting the deadline. (incite鼓动,He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge鼓动他的同胞报仇雪恨)


inducement: suggests a motive prompted by the deliberate enticements or allurements of another: offered a watch as an ~ to subscribe.


spur: applies to a motive that stimulates the faculties or increases energy or ardor: fear was the ~ that kept me going.


goad: suggests a motive that keeps one going against one's will or desire: the need to earn a living is the daily ~.


motive动机: 作用于意志使之行动感情或愿望(emotion表示感情)impulse冲动: 由于自身性情性格产生的驱动力(driving power)incentive激励: 外部影响力使人行动,如回报或希望,inducement诱导诱因:  他人故意吸引引诱(entice,allure中性)spur激励马刺: 激活人的能力(faculty一般人都有的天生能力)增加能量热情goad驱使赶牲口的尖棒:  强烈到愿意违背自身意志愿望的动机。



记忆方法: 1)首字母III MSG三句话<==激励自己的三句话

           2)激励的意思是激发人行动的原因mean a stimulus to action.