1772, from French stimulant or directly from Latin stimulantem (nominative stimulans), present participle of stimulare "to prick, urge, stimulate" (see stimulation). As a noun from 1794.
雙語例句
1. It is used in medicine for its stimulant quality.
由于它有興奮劑的特性而被應用于醫(yī)學.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.
麝香可以用作香料和興奮劑.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Musk is used for perfumes and stimulant.
麝香被用作香料和興奮劑.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. Praise is a stimulant.
稱贊是一種激勵.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
5. It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant.