encourage/encouragement

encourage /inˈkʌridʒ/ vt. 鼓励：They encouraged the boy to work hard.他们鼓励那男孩努力工作。He felt encouraged by the progress he had made.他由于自己的进步而感到鼓舞。

encouragement n. [u] 鼓励：I could never have achieved this without the encouragement of my husband and family.如果没有我的丈夫和家人的鼓励，我决不可能赢得这个成绩。［考句］ If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of encouragement.一个人在谈自己的弱点时，总希望听到几句鼓励的话。