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encouraging

/ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
adjective★中级— 鼓励的
一般

给予鼓励或支持的;让人感到振奋的

The teacher's encouraging feedback helped the student improve.

老师鼓励性的反馈帮助学生取得了进步。

An encouraging sign of economic recovery appeared last month.

上个月出现了经济复苏的可喜迹象。

💡

常用于描述言语、行为或局势给人带来的积极感受或动力。

搭配

encouraging news令人鼓舞的消息encouraging result令人振奋的结果encouraging sign积极的迹象

同义词

inspiringmotivatinghearteninguplifting

反义词

discouragingdepressingdemoralizing

💡专业提示

区分 encouraging 与 supportive

encouraging 侧重于「给予激励或希望」,强调积极的言语或态度;而 supportive 更强调「提供支持或帮助」。例如:encouraging words(鼓励的话)vs. supportive friends(支持我的朋友)。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

encouraging 多用于描述对他人行为或局势的积极评价,而非描述物体本身。例如:an encouraging result(积极的结果)而非 an encouraging pen(一支鼓励的笔)。

📖词源

16世纪晚期,由动词 encourage(鼓励)+ -ing(现在分词/形容词后缀)构成,源自古法语 encoragier(增强勇气),进一步追溯至拉丁语 in-(进入)+ cor(心)+ -age(动作或状态)。字面义为“使人心生勇气的”。

📝用法说明

1. 通常修饰名词,如 encouraging words(鼓励的话语)、encouraging progress(积极的进展)。 2. 可用于正式或非正式场合,如工作报告、日常对话等。 3. 与 encouraging 相对的形容词是 discouraging(令人沮丧的)。

单词拆解

en-
进入;使
prefix
+
courage
勇气
root
+
-ing
形容词后缀(表示具有…特性)
suffix
英汉词典

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