stimulate

促進する、活性化する

人の行動を促したり、活動を盛んにしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To encourage someone to act or make an activity grow.

• Lower prices stimulate demand.
• The government cut taxes to stimulate the economy.
• New investment has stimulated growth in the region.

使い方： stimulate someone to do something (The grant stimulated local companies to invest in training.)

類義語： encourage, boost, promote, spur

反対語： discourage, hinder

よく使う表現： stimulate the economy, stimulate growth, stimulate demand

刺激する、かき立てる

人の興味や興奮、考えたいという気持ちを引き起こす。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel interested, excited, or eager to think.

• The story stimulated her imagination.
• These questions stimulate children's curiosity.
• Does the course stimulate students intellectually?

類義語： interest, excite, inspire

反対語： bore

よく使う表現： stimulate interest, stimulate curiosity, stimulate someone's imagination

刺激する、活発にする

生物や体の一部の働きを活発にしたり強めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make a living thing or part of the body become active or work more strongly.

• The medicine stimulates digestion.
• Exercise can stimulate blood flow to the muscles.
• The hormone stimulated the cells to grow.

類義語： activate, excite

反対語： inhibit, suppress

よく使う表現： stimulate blood flow, stimulate the brain, stimulate muscle growth

刺激する、反応を引き起こす

人や物に働きかけて、反応を引き起こす。

やさしい英語で： To cause a person or thing to react by doing something to it.

• Light stimulates the sensor.
• A gentle touch stimulated a response.
• The experiment used sound to stimulate a reaction.

使い方： stimulate someone/something with something (The technician stimulated the sensor with a brief flash of light.)

類義語： activate, excite

反対語： inhibit

よく使う表現： stimulate a response, stimulate a nerve, stimulate with something