impetus

im·pe·tus

I0059700 (ĭm′pĭ-təs)n. pl. im·pe·tus·es 1. An impelling force; an impulse.2. The force or energy associated with a moving body.3. a. Something that incites; a stimulus.b. Increased activity in response to a stimulus: The approaching deadline gave impetus to the investigation.

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[Middle English impetous, from Latin impetus, from impetere, to attack : in-, against; see in-² + petere, to go towards, seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

impetus

(ˈɪmpɪtəs) n, pl -tuses1. an impelling movement or force; incentive or impulse; stimulus2. (General Physics) physics the force that sets a body in motion or that tends to resist changes in a body's motion[C17: from Latin: attack, from impetere to assail, from im- (in) + petere to make for, seek out]

im•pe•tus

(ˈɪm pɪ təs)

n., pl. -tus•es. 1. a driving force; impulse; stimulus. 2. the momentum of a moving body, esp. with reference to the cause of motion. [1650–60; < Latin: attack]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impetus - a force that moves something along drift, impulsionforce - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
	2.	impetus - the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"impulsion, impulsedrive, driving force, thrust - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

impetus

noun1. incentive, push, spur, motivation, impulse, stimulus, catalyst, goad, impulsion She needed a new impetus for her talent.2. force, power, energy, momentum This decision will give renewed impetus to economic regeneration.

impetus

nounSomething that causes and encourages a given response:encouragement, fillip, impulse, incentive, inducement, motivation, prod, push, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator, stimulus.

Translations

促进推动力

impetus

(ˈimpətəs) noun the force or energy with which something moves. 動力，動能 推动力，促进