释义
n.
a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
刺激（器官、组织的）事物，刺激
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areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli .会对听觉刺激作出反应的大脑区域。
a thing that rouses activity or energy in someone or something; a spur or incentive
刺激物，激励物
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if the tax were abolished, it would act as a stimulus to exports .如果那项税收取消，就会刺激出口。
an interesting and exciting quality
刺激性；趣味性
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she loved the stimulus of the job .她喜爱这份工作的刺激性。
词源
" late 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive’. "
