推一把的力量
同樣是從外面碰一下讓東西動起來，只是這次被碰的是一個過程：經濟、產業、成長。
boost/incentive · noun · B2
something that helps a process grow faster or become stronger
刺激；推動力
核心畫面
One way to hold it: a poke that makes something move. A light shines and the pupil shrinks; a bell rings and the dog looks up. Nothing is being built or given — something outside touches the thing and it responds. Scale that up from a nerve to a whole economy and you get the other use.
可以想成一下戳、一個觸動，讓東西動起來：光一照，瞳孔就縮；鈴一響，狗就抬頭。它不是在建造什麼，只是從外面碰一下，裡面…更多收起
可以想成一下戳、一個觸動，讓東西動起來：光一照，瞳孔就縮；鈴一響，狗就抬頭。它不是在建造什麼，只是從外面碰一下，裡面就有反應。把這個畫面從一條神經放大到一整個經濟體，就成了另一個用法。From the picture
Also in this word
trigger a reaction · noun · B1
something that makes a person, animal, or plant move or react
刺激（物）
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
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。
stimulusnoun/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/
- 1
An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.
- an economic stimulus
- From the beginning of the show to the end, vanity is the sole stimulus and reward of action—vanity, that never looks beyond the present.
- 2
human-sciencesmedicinephysiologySomething external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.
- Even light nonpainful stimuli can provoke or exacerbate spontaneous pain; this is not limited to tactile, thermal, or vibratory stimuli, because auditory, visual, olfactory, and visceral stimuli also may be problematic.
- 3
biologybotanyentomologyA stinging part on the body of a plant or insect.
- Many plants, like many animals, are furnished with arms for their protection; these are either aculei, prickles […]; or stimuli, stings, as in the nettles, which are armed with a venomous fluid for the annoyance of naked animals.
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。