motivate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/    美 /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/|[ˈmoʊ.ɾɪ.veɪt]|/ˈmoʊ.təˌveɪt/|[ˈmoʊ.ɾəˌveɪt]

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate. transitive
    — The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.
  2. To animate; to propel; to cause to take action. transitive
    — He was motivated purely by self-interest.

词形变化

motivates present,singular,third-person motivating participle,present motivated participle,past motivated past

词汇关系

衍生词
mismotivate motivatable motivated motivative motivator remotivate unmotivate
相关词
motivation motive

词源

Etymology tree
Anglo-Norman motifder.
Middle French motifder.
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *moweō
Late Latin moveō
Late Latin mōtus
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Late Latin -īvus
Late Latin mōtīvumder.
Middle English motif
English motive
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English motivate
From motive + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French motiver.
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