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.
实用例句
1. Stimulate the site of greatest pain with a small negative current.
以微弱负电流刺激疼得最厉害的部位。
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2. These businesses stimulate the creation of local jobs.
这些企业有助于为当地创造更多就业机会。
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3. These proteins stimulate the production of blood cells.
这些蛋白质会刺激血细胞的产生。
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4. America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy.
美国的首要任务自然是刺激经济。
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5. They counted on foreign investment to stimulate their economy.
