motive和incentive的区别？

【同义辨析】motive, incentive 意思都是"动机".
motive 指"任何使人产生行动的推动力,感情,愿望等", 如:
Greed was his only motive for stealing.
贪婪是他盗窃的唯一动机.
incentive指"怂恿人去行动的刺激物(经常是奖赏)", 如:
Money is still a major incentive to most people.
对于大多数人来说, 金钱仍是主要的刺激物.

首先,incentive是“激励”“刺激”的意思,绝不是motive“动机”。

Hunger was the motive for his stealing.（饥饿是促使他偷窃的动机。）

The bonus is an incentive for me to work hard.（奖金是促使我辛勤工作的动机。）

motive, incentive 意思都有"动机"的意思.
motive 指"任何使人产生行动的推动力,感情,愿望等",

incentive指"怂恿人去行动的刺激物(经常是奖赏)",

简单的说前者是动机 后者是刺激

motive 动机

incentive 奖励