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impetus

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im·pe·tus /ˈɪmpɪtəs/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU]  
1  CAUSEan influence that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly 刺激；推动(力)；促进
impetus for
 The report may provide further impetus for reform.
这份报告可能会进一步推动改革。
 The discovery gave fresh impetus to the research.
这个发现为研究带来新动力。
2. technicalMOVE something OR somebody the force that makes an object start moving, or keeps it moving 动量，冲力
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impetus• Gathering research data has an impetus of its own and this part of the research procedure was carried through reasonably smoothly.• The same consideration applies to the initial impetus for your story.• Press criticism has been the main impetus behind the government reforms.• A major impetus has been that users found this detailed budgetary accounting confusing.• The Surgeon General's speech will give new impetus to the anti-smoking campaign.• Nevertheless there are important factors that give a strong impetus to a reductivist reasoning.• During the 1920s and 1930s interest in occupational family allowances grew but the impetus to introduce them came largely from individuals.• She seized the handle, but the impetus was too great, and it was wrenched from her convulsive grasp.• The impetus for change in the industry was provided by a new management team.
impetus for• The Surgeon General has provided the impetus for health prevention programs.
Origin impetus
(1600-1700) Latin impetere “to attack”, from petere “to go to, look for”
im·pe·tus noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6984 COCA: 9359
impetus

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPETUS | IMPETUS + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤considerable, 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 + IMPETUS➤add, 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 + VERB➤come 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。PREPOSITION➤impetus 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
⇨ incentive
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6984 COCA: 9359
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