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单词 carrot-and-stick
释义

carrot-and-stick

adjective

car·​rot-and-stick ˌker-ət-ᵊn-ˈstik How to pronounce carrot-and-stick (audio)
ˌka-rət-
: characterized by the use of both reward and punishment to induce cooperation
carrot-and-stick foreign policy
the carrot-and-stick style of sales management

Word History

Etymology

from the traditional alternatives of driving a donkey on by either holding out a carrot or whipping it with a stick

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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