stimulus
英['st?mj?l?s]
美['st?mj?l?s]
- n. 刺激；激勵；刺激物
詞態變化
復數:?stimuli;
中文詞源
stimulus 刺激物，刺激因素
來自拉丁語 stimulus,尖棒，尖刺，來自 PIE*sti,刺，插，詞源同 sting,stick.引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- stimulus (n.)
- plural stimuli, 1680s, originally as a medical term, "something that goads a lazy organ" (often the male member), from a modern use of Latin stimulus "a goad, a pointed stick," figuratively "a sting, a pang; incitement, spur," from PIE *sti- "point, prick, pierce" (see stick (v.)). General sense of "something that excites or arouses the mind or spirit" is from 1791. Psychological sense is first recorded 1894.
雙語例句
- 1. Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.
- 書不僅給孩子們以思想，而且使他們玩得更有意思。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.
- 把每次失利看成對進一步努力的激勵.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.
- 光是促進植物生長的一個因素.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Poverty is a stimulus to industry.
- 貧窮能使人勤勞.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Interest rates could fall soon and be a stimulus to the US economy.
- 利率可能很快就會下調，從而刺激美國經濟。
來自柯林斯例句