c. 1300, "hardship, adversity, force, pressure," in part a shortening of Middle English distress (n.); in part from Old French estrece "narrowness, oppression," from Vulgar Latin *strictia, from Latin strictus "tight, compressed, drawn together," past participle of stringere "draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Meaning "physical strain on a material object" is from mid-15c. As an abstract force in mechanics from 1855. The purely psychological sense is attested from 1955.
stress (v.)
c. 1300, "to subject (someone) to force or compulsion," from Middle French estrecier, from Vulgar Latin *strictiare, from Latin stringere "draw tight," which also is the source of stress (n.). The figurative meaning "put emphasis on" is first recorded 1896, from notion of laying pressure on something by relying on it. Related: Stressed; stressing.
雙語例句
1. Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation.
按摩可以使肌肉放松，緩解壓力和促進血液循環(huán)。
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2. Stress is widely perceived as contributing to coronary heart disease.
壓力被廣泛認為是導致冠心病的一個因素。
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3. Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.
來自人的和機械方面的壓力可能也是一個因素。
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4. Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.
壓力可能會成為引發(fā)這些疾病的原因。
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5. Japanese car makers are laying ever more stress on European sales.