英文词源
- motivate (v.)
- 1863, "to stimulate toward action," from motive + -ate (2); perhaps modeled on French motiver or German motivieren. Related: Motivated; motivating.
中文词源
来自motive,动机，-ive,使。比喻用法。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：motivate 词源，motivate 含义。
词根词缀： -mot-移动 + -ive形容词词尾(e略) + -ate动词词尾
