encouragement(n.)
1560年代,来自 encourage + -ment,或来自法语 encoragement。
As a general rule, Providence seldom vouchsafes to mortals any more than just that degree of encouragement which suffices to keep them at a reasonably full exertion of their powers. [Hawthorne, "House of Seven Gables"]
一般而言,上天很少给予凡人更多的鼓励,只有那种足以让他们充分发挥自己能力的程度。[霍桑,《七个尖角的房子》]
该词起源时间:1560年代