impetuous 冲动的 impulsive impulse 冲动 刺激 (pulse脉搏 跳动) impulsive 易冲动的 On seeing the poor little girl, he has an impulse to adopt her. urge 冲动 The girl suppressed an urge to laugh. incentive 刺激 动机 motivation People doupt about her incentive to marry that rich old fellow. motivation 动机 motive, incentive Unfortunately his salary is his only motibation for working. objective 目标 aim, goal (object客观+ive)