impetus
impetus 英 [ˈɪmpɪtəs] 美 [ˈɪmpɪtəs]
n. 动力；推动
The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus. 辩论会似乎没有开始时那么大的冲劲了。
to give a new impetus to sth 给某事物以新的推进力
- An impetus is the force behind something, whether it's a boulder rolling down a hill or a person making a decision.
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- n. 动力；推动
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1. The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus.
辩论会似乎没有开始时那么大的冲劲了。
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2. to give a new impetus to sth
给某事物以新的推进力
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3. His articles provided the main impetus for change.
他的那些文章是促进变革的主要推动力。
- impetus (n.) early 15c., impetous "rapid movement, rush;" 1640s, with modern spelling, "force with which a body moves, driving force," from Latin impetus "an attack, assault; rapid motion; an impulse; violence, vigor, force;" figuratively "ardor, passion," from impetere "to attack," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + petere "aim for, rush at" (from PIE root *pet- "to rush, to fly").
im·petus / ˈɪmpɪtəs ; NAmE ˈɪmpɪtəs / noun 1 [uncountable , singular ] something that encourages a process or activity to develop more quickly 动力；推动；促进；刺激 SYN stimulus ◆ The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus. 辩论会似乎没有开始时那么大的冲劲了。 impetusto sth/to do sth ◆ to give (a) new/fresh impetusto sth 给某事物以新的推进力 impetusfor sth ◆ His articles provided the main impetus for change. 他的那些文章是促进变革的主要推动力。 2 [uncountable ] ( technical 术语 ) the force or energy with which sth moves 动量；动力；惯性 impetus impetuses im·petus / ˈɪmpɪtəs ; NAmE ˈɪmpɪtəs /
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