单词是学习英语的基石，但是“背单词”是很多英语学习者最头疼的事情，英文单词背了忘，忘了背，翻来覆去效果还不好！

实际上，就像我们汉字有“偏旁部首”一样，英语也有类似的“词根词缀”，掌握了英语构词规律，英语单词记忆就轻松多了！

下面我来看英语单词：incentive 常用词汇　[ɪn'sentɪv] 　 　adj. 刺激的；鼓励的;n. 刺激；鼓励；动机

incentive

前缀：in-,进入，词缀：cent/cent/chant=to sing, 唱歌；后缀：-ive, 名词或形容词后缀

incentive=in+cent+ive, 歌声唱到心里去了，引起了共鸣！

cant/cent/chant=to sing

1、Semantic 【语义】

1.1、n, 刺激、鼓动、动机、诱因

No such incentive exist, 不存在这类动机。

Money is still a major cententive to most people. 对于大多数人来说，金钱仍然是主要的刺激物。

To support the family is an incentive for him to work hard. 养家糊口是他努力工作的刺激因素。

no such incentives

Incentives differ from country to country and region to region and are always highest in a depressed area. 这些鼓励措施在国与国、地区与地区之间都不尽相同。一般萧条地区提供的鼓励最高。

They have a strong incentive to negotiate. 他们有要求谈判的强烈动机。

1.2、adj. 刺激的，激励的

Haier is operating with the mechanism of Incentive Management.海尔实行激励管理机制。

We should be incentive to further study in this subject. 我们应在这一课题上鼓励进一步研究。

incentive=motion=motivation=inducemetn=stimulus

2、Synonym 【近义词】

motive:

Her prime motive was personal ambition. 她的主要动机是为了实现个人的志向。

I don't understand what his motive is. 我不知道他的动机是什么

motivation:

Without direction and motivation, a person would not know what to do. 一个人缺乏方向和动力就不知道该干些什么。

The most intrinsic motivation for learning is the child's spontaneous interests.学习的最为内在的刺激是儿童自发的兴趣。

inducement:

The ill acts are direct inducement to delinquency. 不良行为是产生犯罪行为的直接诱因。

The hygroscopicity of rice influences its storage stability and is the main inducement of rice mildewing.摘要大米的吸湿性影响其贮藏稳定性，是品质劣变的诱因。

stimulus:

One wants the stimulus of sympathy.一个人总需要趣味相投、志同道合的朋友互相鼓励。

The nutrient in the soil acts as a stimulus to growth.土壤中的养分能促进植物生长。

3、Affix 【同缀词】

chant

3.1、chant　 [tʃænt] 　 　

n. 圣歌；赞美诗；旋律；喊叫 ；v. 吟唱；诵扬；叫喊chant

The crowd chanted their hero's name. 人群不断地呼唤着自己英雄的名字。

Buddhist chant, 佛经诵念

3.2、accent ['æksent] 　 　

n. 重音；口音；强调 ；vt. 重读；强调

accent

In today, the accent is on the second syllable.today 一词的重音在第二个音节上。

3.3、cent=hundred

per cent/percentage/centure/centunnial

percent, 百分之......；percentage， 百分率；century, 世纪，一百年；centennial, 一百周年

4、Summary, 总结

incentive

chant, accent

percent

percentage

century

centennial

掌握了英语词根词缀法之后，很多单词不但容易记忆，而且学习兴趣越来越浓厚，学习效果自然也越来越好！

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