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en·cour·age·ment
/-ɪʤmənt, rɪʤ-/
鼓勵,獎勵;鼓勵物,獎勵物
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
En·cour·age·ment
n.
1.
The
act
of
encouraging
;
incitement
to
action
or
to
practice
;
as
,
the
encouragement
of
youth
in
generosity
.
All
generous
encouragement
of
arts
.
--
Otway
.
2.
That
which
serves
to
incite
,
support
,
promote
,
or
advance
,
as
favor
,
countenance
,
reward
,
etc
.;
incentive
;
increase
of
confidence
;
as
,
the
fine
arts
find
little
encouragement
among
a
rude
people
.
To
think
of
his
paternal
care
,
Is
a
most
sweet
encouragement
to
prayer
. --
Byron
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
encouragement
n
1:
the
expression
of
approval
and
support
[
ant
:
discouragement
]
2:
the
act
of
giving
hope
or
support
to
someone
[
syn
:
boost
]
3:
the
feeling
of
being
encouraged
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