motivating

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motivating — 形容詞

1. giving people a reason to feel keen about taking action, working harder, or cont

1.形容詞B1
釋義

激勵的

讓人產生行動熱忱的

giving people a reason to feel keen about taking action, working harder, or continuing toward a goal

例句

Andrés gave a motivating speech to the team before the final game.

Andrés 在總決賽前向球隊發表了一場激勵人心的演說。

motivating + speech (collocation for inspiring talk)

What Kemi found most motivating about the course was seeing real improvement every week.

Kemi 覺得這門課最鼓舞人的地方，就是每週都能看到真正的進步。

find + something + motivating (pattern with object complement)

常見搭配
  • motivating speech
  • motivating talk
  • motivating environment
  • motivating atmosphere
  • motivating factor
同義詞
  • inspiring

    stronger emotional lift, often used for speech or art

  • encouraging

    gentler tone, focuses on giving hope rather than driving action

  • stimulating

    emphasises mental excitement rather than will to act

反義詞
  • demotivating

    the direct opposite — causing someone to lose enthusiasm

  • discouraging

    making someone lose confidence or hope

用法筆記

Typically describes people, events, or materials that spark enthusiasm — e.g. a speech, a teacher, a training session. Less often used of abstract entities; for those, consider 'motivational' instead (e.g. a motivational quote).

常見錯誤

The bonus was very motivating me to work harder.
The bonus was very motivating for me and made me work harder.
'motivating' is an adjective and does not take a direct object; use 'motivating for someone' or restructure the sentence.

2. serving as the main reason or cause that shapes a person's choices, behaviour, o

2.形容詞B2
釋義

驅動的

影響行為或結果的驅動因素

serving as the main reason or cause that shapes a person's choices, behaviour, or the way events develop

例句

The motivating factor behind Élise's move was to lead a new research lab in Nairobi.

Élise 搬家的驅動因素，是到奈洛比主持一間新的研究實驗室。

motivating factor behind [decision]

Profit was the motivating force that pushed the company to cut production costs.

利潤是推動公司削減生產成本的主要力量。

motivating force + that-clause

常見搭配
  • motivating factor
  • motivating force
  • motivating reason
  • motivating principle
同義詞
  • driving

    nearly synonymous but slightly stronger emphasis on forward movement

  • underlying

    focuses on what is hidden or not immediately obvious

  • causal

    more technical, used in formal analysis rather than everyday speech

用法筆記

Commonly used in analytical or business contexts to name the hidden driver behind a decision. Subject often names an incentive, goal, or emotion (profit, fear, ambition, duty).

常見錯誤

The motivating factor of why I joined was...
The motivating factor behind my decision to join was...
use 'behind' rather than 'of why' for this collocation.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • motivating speech
  • motivating talk
  • motivating environment
  • motivating factor
  • motivating force

副詞搭配

  • highly motivating
  • deeply motivating
  • strongly motivating

常用片語

  • as a motivating force

介系詞搭配

  • motivating for