激发 (jī fā) — to arouse, to stimulate (interest, creativity, potential, etc.); (physics) to excite (atoms, electrons)
Definition
激发 means to arouse or bring out something latent (interest, potential, creativity). Use it for actively triggering a response, unlike 刺激 which often implies provocation or irritation.
verb
to arouseto stimulate (interest, creativity, potential, etc.)(physics) to excite (atoms, electrons)
Examples
- 激发。Zhèng fǔ chū tái xīn zhèng cè jī fā jīng jì huó lì.The government introduced new policies to stimulate economic vitality.
- 激发。Zhè zhǒng yīn yuè néng gòu jī fā rén de qíng gǎn.This kind of music can arouse people's emotions.
- 激发。Jī guāng kě yǐ jī fā yuán zǐ zhōng de diàn zǐ.Lasers can excite electrons in atoms.
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