encouraged 是 encourage 的過去式、過去分詞encourageKK [ɛnˋkɝɪdʒ] /ɛnˈkɝɪdʒ/發音en- 使、放入+courage 勇氣→使有勇氣展開收合en-字首使、放入courage單字勇氣字面：使有勇氣使人產生勇氣，即鼓勵、激勵。動詞1鼓勵、激勵、鼓舞Her teacher encouraged her when she wanted to give up.她想放棄的時候，老師鼓勵了她。2鼓勵、勸說、慫恿My parents encouraged me to study abroad for a year.我父母鼓勵我出國讀一年書。3促進、助長、帶動Lower interest rates encourage spending and investment.利率下降會促進消費與投資。