incentive

诱因、动机、动力

Students have little incentive to study if grades don't matter.

如果成绩不重要，学生就没什么读书的动力。

奖励、优惠、奖励措施常指金钱上的

The city offers tax incentives to companies that hire locally.

该市对雇用当地人的公司提供税务优惠。

激励的、奖励性的限定用法

The factory introduced an incentive scheme to raise productivity.

工厂推出奖励制度以提高生产力。