“Excitement” 指“兴奋;激动;令人兴奋的情绪”,也可指“刺激、热闹的状态或氛围”。(另有较少见用法可指“骚动、激动状态”。)
/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
I could hardly sleep from excitement.
我兴奋得几乎睡不着。
The announcement sent a wave of excitement through the crowd, as everyone realized the long-awaited moment had finally arrived.
这则公告在人群中掀起一阵兴奋的浪潮,因为大家意识到期待已久的时刻终于到来了。
“Excitement” 来自动词 “excite”(使兴奋、激起),其词根与拉丁语 citare(唤起、推动、促使)相关;加上名词后缀 “-ment” 构成表示“状态/结果”的名词,意为“被激起的状态”,即“兴奋、激动”。