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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6984 COCA: 9359

impetus

noun
/ˈɪmpɪtəs/
/ˈɪmpɪtəs/
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  1. [uncountable, singular] something that encourages a process or activity to develop more quickly動力;推動;促進;刺激 synonym stimulus
    • The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus.辯論會似乎沒有開始時那麽大的沖勁了。
    • impetus to something/to do something to give (a) new/fresh impetus to something給某事物以新的推進力
    • The Prime Minister’s support will give (an) added impetus to the campaign against crime.首相的支持將進一步推動打擊犯罪的運動。
    • impetus for something His articles provided the main impetus for change.他的那些文章是促進變革的主要推動力。
    Extra Examples
    • Each new rumour added fresh impetus to the smear campaign.每有新的謠言傳出,就會刺激新一輪的诽謗活動。
    • His disappointment in the World Championships provided the necessary impetus to give everything for this final race.他在世界錦標賽上的失利反而給了他必要的動力,使他爲了這次決賽全力以赴。
    • The movement is steadily gaining impetus.這項運動得到穩步推動。
    • The riots lent impetus to attempts to improve conditions for prisoners.騷亂推動當局作出努力改善囚犯服刑條件。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • powerful
    verb + impetus
    • add
    • give somebody/​something
    • lend something
    impetus + verb
    • come from something
    preposition
    • impetus behind somebody/​something
    • impetus for
    • impetus towards/​toward
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  2. [uncountable] (specialist) the force or energy with which something moves動量;動力;慣性
    • The slope added impetus to his speed.斜坡令他跑得更快。
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘assault, force’, from impetere ‘assail’, from in- ‘towards’ + petere ‘seek’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6984 COCA: 9359
impetus

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPETUS | IMPETUS + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEconsiderable, great, powerful, strong, tremendous相當大的推動;極大的刺激;強大的動力;強烈的刺激;巨大的推動main, major主要的推動力immediate, initial, original直接的推動力;最初的推動力;原初動力fresh, new, renewed新的推動力;重新煥發的動力Each new revelation added fresh impetus to the campaign.每一項新發現都為活動增添了新鮮的動力。added, extra, further附加的動力;額外的刺激;進一步的推動力necessary必要的刺激His disappointment in the championships provided the necessary impetus to give everything for this final race.他在錦標賽中的失利反而給了他必要的刺激,使他為這次決賽全力以赴。VERB + IMPETUSadd, give sb/sth, lend sth, provide (sb/sth with)促進;給⋯以推動;推動(⋯)The riots lent impetus to attempts to improve conditions for prisoners.騷亂推動當局作出努力改善囚犯服刑條件。gain, receive獲得推動力;得到動力The movement is steadily gaining impetus.這項運動得到穩步推動。lose失去動力With the death of its founder, the campaign lost much of its impetus.這項運動因為創始人逝世而勢頭大減。IMPETUS + VERBcome from sth動力來自⋯Much of the impetus for change came from customers' opinions.變革的主要動力來自顧客的意見。PREPOSITIONimpetus behind sb/sth⋯背後的推動力The main impetus behind the move west was to find gold and other minerals.西進運動的主要推動力是尋找黃金和其他礦物。impetus for促進⋯的力量the impetus for arms control agreements推動簽訂軍備控制協議的力量impetus towards/toward推動⋯的力量the impetus towards / toward urban development城市發展的推動力
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6984 COCA: 9359
impetus noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6984 COCA: 9359
impetus
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