motivate
UK/'məʊtɪveɪt/US/'mәutiveit/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL四级六级考研B1
释义
v.
To give someone a reason or enthusiasm to do something.
激励；激发……的积极性。
v.
To be the reason behind an action or decision.
成为……的动机；促成。
词根拆分
词根派生motive移动
+
-ate使成为，具有
=motivate
motive + -ate（使/做）=「赋予动机」。motivate 某人就是在他心里放进一股推动力——让他朝目标动起来。直接由 motive 造成，把「促使你行动的内在之物」变成动词。
常用搭配
- 1.motivate someone to do激励某人做某事
- 2.highly motivated积极性很高的
- 3.motivate employees激励员工
例句
- 1.
Good teachers know how to motivate their students.
好老师懂得如何激励学生。
- 2.
She was motivated entirely by a desire to help others.
她完全是出于帮助他人的愿望而行动。