The captain's example incited the men to bravery.是什么意思？

The captain's example incited the men to bravery.

船长的榜样激发了水手们的勇敢精神.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

example

n. 例子，榜样，范例，先例；vt. . 作为…的例子，为…做出榜样 ；vi. . 举例；

例句
...a fine example of Moroccan architecture.
摩洛哥建筑风格的典范

incited

v. 刺激，激励，煽动( incite的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
As far as I'm concerned the officials incited the fight.
在我看来，是官员们煽动了这场争斗。

men

n. 人( man的名词复数 )，人类，男人，男子汉；

例句
Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner...
许多男性仍然无法接受女性商业伙伴。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

bravery

n. 勇敢，勇气，辉煌，华丽，刚毅；

例句
They had faced one difficulty after another with bravery and dedication...
他们以无畏和无私奉献的精神迎接了一个又一个的困难。