单词 | stressor |
释义 | stressorn. Originally: a stimulus, agent, or condition that induces physiological stress in an organism (cf. stress n. 7). In later use also: an event, situation, or circumstance that causes mental or emotional stress in an individual (cf. stress n. 6a). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > external influences > [noun] > stress stress1918 stressor1950 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > stress > cause of stressor1972 1950 H. Selye Physiol. & Pathol. Exposure to Stress 9 The term ‘systemic stress’ is sometimes loosely employed also to denote the stimuli which cause systemic stress. In this sense, it is preferable however, to speak of alarming stimuli or ‘stressors’. 1958 Proc. 10th Internat. Congr. Entomol. IV. 727 (heading) Crowding as a stressor [in insects]. 1972 C. M. Parkes Bereavement i. 4 Loss of a close relative is normally a major stressor. 2009 C. R. C. Sheppard et al. Biol. Coral Reefs iv. 118 Foremost among these stressors is elevated sea surface temperature related to global warming. 2019 Townsville (Queensland) Bull. (Nexis) 12 Nov. 13 Some of those stressors that I have been through were pretty tough and I have got through them from just doing some handicraft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1950 |
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