stimulation
/ˌstɪmjuˈleɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌstɪmjuˈleɪʃn/ (ame, ipa)
stimulation — 名詞
1. something that pushes a person, group, or system toward more interest, energy, o
激勵；刺激
促使更積極或發展的事物
something that pushes a person, group, or system toward more interest, energy, or growth — for example, an exciting class that wakes up a tired student, or government spending that helps shops sell more.
Babies need plenty of stimulation from voices, faces, and bright colours to grow well.
嬰兒需要許多來自聲音、臉孔和鮮豔色彩的刺激，才能順利成長。
stimulation from + noun: source of input
After three months at home, Manuela missed the daily stimulation of a busy office.
在家三個月後，Manuela 開始想念忙碌辦公室帶來的每日刺激。
stimulation of + noun phrase
After the factory closures, Mayor Okafor pushed tax cuts as stimulation for the struggling local economy.
工廠倒閉之後，Okafor 市長推動減稅，作為刺激低迷地方經濟的手段。
Reuben found little intellectual stimulation in his quiet village job.
Reuben 覺得自己在安靜村莊的工作幾乎沒有任何智力上的刺激。
The new art programme gives older residents the mental stimulation they badly want.
新的藝術課程為年長居民提供了他們極度渴望的心智刺激。
- encouragement
general support; less about exciting the mind
- inspiration
stronger creative spark; often artistic
- incentive
concrete reason to act, often money-based
文法句型
stimulation of + noun
stimulation from + noun
用法筆記
Often uncountable and paired with adjectives like 'mental', 'intellectual', 'sensory', or 'economic' to name the kind of input being provided. Distinguish from sense 2, which is strictly physiological.
常見錯誤
2. the effect produced when a nerve, muscle, or organ is activated by something suc
刺激作用
對神經、肌肉或器官的生理激發
the effect produced when a nerve, muscle, or organ is activated by something such as a small electric current, a drug, or pressure, causing it to work or react.
Gentle electrical stimulation of the leg muscles helped Yael walk again after her accident.
對腿部肌肉施以輕度電刺激，幫助 Yael 在事故後重新走路。
electrical stimulation of + body part
The therapy uses light pressure to bring stimulation to the nerves in the hands.
該療法利用輕度壓力，對手部神經產生刺激作用。
bring stimulation to + body part
During the surgery, direct stimulation of Nadia's temporal lobe brought back a childhood memory of bread baking.
手術過程中，對 Nadia 顳葉的直接刺激喚回了她童年時烤麵包的記憶。
Doctors measured how the heart reacted to chemical stimulation during the test.
醫師在測試中測量心臟對化學刺激的反應。
- activation
more general; any switching-on, not only biological
- arousal
physiological alertness; can also describe sexual response
- excitation
very technical; cells or particles becoming active
- inhibition
blocking a nerve or muscle from firing
文法句型
stimulation of + body part
electrical / chemical stimulation
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by an adjective naming the trigger (electrical, chemical, mechanical) or followed by 'of + organ/tissue'. Common in clinical writing about nerves, muscles, and the brain.