incent

vt. 激励

发音

/ɪnˈsɛnt/

词形变化

incented incenting incents 三单 incents incenting 现在分词 incented 过去式 incented 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).

    美国 及物

    We need to incent people to innovate more.

  2. 2.

    To provide an incentive for (something).

    美国 及物

    We need to incent more innovation.

词源

Back-formation from incentive. Clipping of incentivize

来源:wiktionary