Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3389
encouraging
令人鼓舞的；鼓励的
Giving courage, confidence, or hope; supporting someone by offering encouragement.
- 1.
Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.
给予勇气、信心或希望的；鼓舞人心的；吉祥的
- 2.
Supporting by giving encouragement: positively.
通过给予鼓励来支持；积极地
给予勇气、信心或希望的；鼓舞人心的；吉祥的；通过给予鼓励来支持；积极地；鼓励的；促进的
In use
The teacher's encouraging words helped the student feel more confident.
Her encouraging smile made me want to keep trying.
We received an encouraging report on our progress.
be encouraging to
表示对某人有激励作用。
The news was very encouraging to the team.
这个消息对团队来说非常令人鼓舞。
be encouraging that
用于引导从句，说明令人鼓舞的事实。
It is encouraging that more people are volunteering.
令人鼓舞的是有更多人自愿参与。
find sth encouraging
表达个人对某事的积极看法。
I find the recent progress encouraging.
Connections
Collocations
- encouraging news
- 令人鼓舞的消息
- The doctors gave us some encouraging news about her recovery.医生们给了一些关于她康复的令人鼓舞的消息。
- encouraging sign
- 积极的信号
- The increase in sales is an encouraging sign for the company.销售额的增长对公司来说是一个积极的信号。
- encouraging word
- 鼓励的话
- She always has an encouraging word for her students.她总是对学生们说些鼓励的话。
- encouraging result
- 令人满意的结果
- The experiment produced very encouraging results.实验产生了非常令人满意的结果。
- encouraging smile
- 鼓励的微笑
- He gave me an encouraging smile before I went on stage.在我上台前，他给了我一个鼓励的微笑。
- encouraging atmosphere
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'en'（使）+ 'courage'（勇气），想象朋友竖起大拇指说“加油”，给你勇气，就是encouraging（令人鼓舞的）。
Context & Register
常见场景：演讲、评论、评价、鼓励性表达 通常用于正式或半正式场合，也常见于日常鼓励性表达。
Grammar Note
常用于It is encouraging to do/that...结构，也可作定语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有'discouraging'与'encouraging'押韵（/ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/ vs /dɪˈskɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/）。其他以'-aging'结尾的单词发音不同，如'amazing'读作/eɪ/，'challenging'读作/æ/，'engaging'、'raging'和'aging'均读作/eɪ/。注意：拼写相似但发音差异显著。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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