excitement

英 [ɪk'saɪtmənt] 美 [ɪk'saɪtmənt]
  • n. 兴奋;刺激;令人兴奋的事物

助记提示


1、ex- "out" + cit- "move, stir, call, rouse" + -e.
2、字面含义:make motion(激发、刺激而使其活动), stir up, call out.
3、excite + -ment.

英文词源


excitement (n.)
early 15c., "encouragement;" c. 1600, "something that tends to excite," from excite + -ment. Meaning "condition of mental and emotional agitation" is from 1846.

双语例句


1. It had been a time of almost uncontrollable excitement.
那是一个几乎难以抑制亢奋的时期。

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2. Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.
那里气氛安宁而不热闹。

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3. She felt a strange excitement taking hold of her.
她浑身感到一股莫名的兴奋。

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4. She felt a surge of excitement run through her.
她突然觉得浑身激动。

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5. The happiness and the excitement had been drained completely from her voice.
幸福和激动已经完全从她的声音中消失了。

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