trigger

• vt. 引发，引起；触发
• vi. 松开扳柄
• n. 扳机；[电子] 触发器；制滑机
• n. (Trigger)人名；(英)特里杰

改写或回构自早期拼写形式 tricker,来自荷兰语 trekker,扳机，来自 trekken,拉，拔，最终来自 PIE*dhragh,拉，词源同 drag,trek.引申词义起因，诱因等。

trigger (n.)

"device by means of which a catch or spring is released and a mechanism set in action," 1650s, earlier tricker (1620s), from Dutch trekker "trigger," from trekken "to pull" (see trek). Tricker was the usual form in English until c. 1750. Trigger-happy is attested from 1942.

trigger (v.)

1930, from trigger (n.). Related: Triggered; triggering.

1. Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.

压力可能会成为引发这些疾病的原因。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.

一名男子拿枪指着他们，接着扣动了扳机。

来自柯林斯例句

3. They were gunned down by members of the trigger-happy National Guard.

他们被那些肆意开枪的国民卫队士兵枪杀了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Unresolved or unacknowledged fears can trigger sleepwalking.

残留在心里的或不为人知的恐惧都可能引发梦游。

来自柯林斯例句

5. A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse.

多种令人情绪紧张的事情都可能引起旧病复发.

来自《简明英汉词典》