stimulate
英 ['stɪmjʊleɪt]
美 ['stɪmjə'let]
- vt. 刺激；鼓舞，激勵
- vi. 起刺激作用；起促進作用
中文詞源
stimulate 刺激，激勵來自 stimulus,刺激物，-ate,使。
英文詞源
- stimulate
- stimulate: [16] Latin stimulus denoted a ‘pointed stick for goading animals on’ (it probably came ultimately from an Indo-European base *sti- ‘point, prick, pierce’, extensions of which lie behind English stick, stitch, style, etc). It was used metaphorically for ‘something that incites or causes a response’, and in that sense was borrowed into English as stimulus [17]. Stimulate itself comes from the past participle of the derived verb stimulāre ‘goad on’.
=> stick, stitch, style - stimulate (v.)
- 1610s, "rouse to action," from Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulare (see stimulation). Related: Stimulated; stimulating.
雙語例句
- 1. Stimulate the site of greatest pain with a small negative current.
- 以微弱負電流刺激疼得最厲害的部位。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. These businesses stimulate the creation of local jobs.
- 這些企業有助於為當地創造更多就業機會。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. These proteins stimulate the production of blood cells.
- 這些蛋白質會刺激血細胞的產生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy.
- 美國的首要任務自然是刺激經濟。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They counted on foreign investment to stimulate their economy.
- 他們想依靠外國投資來刺激他們的經濟.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》