学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3295 impetus

今天我们要学的词是 impetus¹. Impetus 的意思是原动力。 Turkey's EU membership bid was initially² the impetus for Ankara improving relations with EU member Greece. 土耳其申请加入欧盟的最初动力是安卡拉希望改善与欧盟成员国希腊的关系。 French President Emmanuel Macron published a newspaper column, calling for protecting and defending Europe's citizens while giving the bloc³ new impetus in the face of global competition. 法国总统马克龙在报纸上发表专栏文章，呼吁保护和捍卫欧洲的公民，同时给予欧盟应对全球竞争的新的推动力。

1 impetus   

n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

参考例句：

• This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
• Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。

2 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

3 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。