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impetus

/im-pi-tuhs/US // ˈɪm pɪ təs //UK // (ˈɪmpɪtəs) //

推动力,推动力,势头,动力

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural im·pe·tus·es.

    • : a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
    • : the momentum of a moving body, especially with reference to the cause of motion.

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Examples

  • The Super Bowl is the country’s largest sports-betting event of the year, and Sunday’s big game may provide another impetus for states to try to cash in on gambling revenue.

  • Yes, reducing a ski’s weight can make turning a bit easier and less tiring, which was the original impetus behind this whole trend.

  • The disparities in treatment were an impetus for a heated debate on hyper-opulent fine dining and contributed to the downfall of Le Cirque.

  • A pandemic which has lasted the better part of a year has, naturally, taken a toll on our collective mental health, so the impetus to gather with friends and loved ones is understandable this holiday season.

  • Without a financial impetus to change their practices, Aral argues, these platforms will never fully commit to policing themselves.

  • Finding someone to carry on the legacy of the DVF brand was part of the impetus behind her forthcoming E!

  • Another huge impetus behind the movement to legalize sex work is the current focus on ending the scourge of sex trafficking.

  • My friend, Eleanor, who actually was also the impetus for my writing Running on Empty, was not a Very Good Girl.

  • These candidates all claimed that God was the impetus and continuing force behind their campaigns.

  • The impetus behind this decision was a desire to change the odds for children like my cousin and me.

  • It aids conversation by occasionally interrupting it for a short period, to be renewed with a new impetus.

  • She heard him stride to the door with the impetus of fury; it opened violently, and she swept past him into the room.

  • Such young men have received a new impetus in the way that leads to destruction, and such are the common fruits of a village ball.

  • Anything new is fashionable, and a new church always gives an impetus to the number of its worshipers.

  • His head leaned towards her with its salient thrust, its poise of impetus and forward flight.