英汉词典

1. 刺激;激励;奖励
    If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it.

    e.g. There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures...
           几乎没有什么激励政策来促使人们采取这些措施。
    e.g. Many companies in Britain are keen on the idea of tax incentives for R&D.
           英国许多公司都很欢迎以税收优惠的方式来鼓励研发的想法。