encourage
- v. 鼓励, 支持
- v. 激励
- Definition
- v. to give someone support or confidence to do something
- v. to give someone hope to do something
- Example
- Good teachers encourage students to ask more questions.
- 好老师会鼓励学生多提问。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: push someone to do something (verb).
比较义项：鼓励、激励某人去做某事（动词）。
- encourage 本词
Neutral-to-positive verb: gives someone confidence or support to act; used in warm, supportive contexts like teaching or parenting; very common, everyday word.
中性偏正面的动词：通过给予信心或支持来促使某人行动；常用于教学、育儿等充满关怀的语境；是非常常见的日常用词。
Good teachers encourage students to ask more questions.
优秀的老师鼓励学生多提问。
- goad
Stronger, more negative verb: pushes or provokes someone repeatedly, often through teasing or pressure, until they act; implies mild irritation or peer pressure rather than genuine support.
语气更强、更偏负面的动词：通过反复催逼或挑衅（常带戏弄或施压性质）促使某人行动；暗示的是轻微的刺激或同伴压力，而非真正的支持。
His friends tried to goad him into joining the race.
他的朋友们极力怂恿他参加比赛。
Encourage and goad both mean to push someone to do something. Encourage is positive: it gives someone confidence and support to act. Goad is stronger and more negative: it means repeatedly pressuring or provoking someone, often by teasing, until they act.
两个词都表示促使别人去做某事，但态度和方式不同：encourage 是正面的鼓劲，给人信心和支持；goad 则带有不断催逼、施压甚至惹恼对方的意味，往往含轻微负面色彩。这里不比较其他义项。