戳一下活的東西,讓它自己動起來
這一組是核心畫面最實體的樣子:真的有一個東西被外力作用,然後自己開始長、開始運作。
stimulate growth · verb · B2
to make a plant, or a part of the body, become active or stronger, for example by making it grow, work harder, or start working again.
刺激(生長)
One way to hold it: something from outside pokes a living thing, and the thing responds by itself — the poke doesn't do the work, it wakes up work that was already possible.
Three branches
戳一下活的東西,讓它自己動起來
這一組是核心畫面最實體的樣子:真的有一個東西被外力作用,然後自己開始長、開始運作。
stimulate growth · verb · B2
to make a plant, or a part of the body, become active or stronger, for example by making it grow, work harder, or start working again.
刺激(生長)
讓人心裡的興趣被點起來
把「戳一下就自己動」搬進人的腦袋裡:被戳的不是身體組織,是好奇心。
spark interest · verb · B2
to make someone excited about something and interested in it, so that they want to learn more or try harder.
激發(興趣)
帶動一個活動或一整個經濟
再往外推一層:被戳的變成經濟、產業、某個過程——把它們當成一個會自己長的有機體來對待。
boost, encourage · verb · B2
to help an activity, a business, or a process start, or to make it grow and develop more than before.
促進;帶動
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
stimulateverb/ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt/
To encourage into action.
To arouse an organism to functional activity.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。