excitement
/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ik-ˈsīt-mənt/ (ame, mw)
excitement — 名詞
- excitementsingular
- excitementsplural
1. a strong, happy feeling that you experience when you are expecting something enj
興奮
期待好事發生時的愉快感受
a strong, happy feeling that you experience when you are expecting something enjoyable to happen, or a specific event or situation that creates this feeling
Naoko could hardly contain her excitement when the acceptance letter from the university arrived.
Naoko 幾乎無法掩飾她的興奮，當她收到大學的錄取通知書時。
collocation: could hardly contain one's excitement
The crowd's excitement grew louder as the band walked onto the brightly lit stage.
當樂團走上燈光明亮的舞台時，群眾的興奮情緒越來越高漲。
collocation: excitement grows/grew
For Joon, those Lunar New Year fireworks were an excitement he waited for all winter.
對 Joon 來說，農曆新年的煙火是他整個冬天都在等待的興奮時刻。
The children, in their excitement to board, left a bag by the gate.
孩子們因為急著登機而興奮不已，把一個袋子忘在了登機門旁。
There was genuine excitement when Folake decided to stay with the company.
當 Folake 決定留在公司時，大家都感到由衷的興奮。
- thrill
stronger and more intense than excitement, often short-lived (e.g., the thrill of a roller coaster)
- enthusiasm
more about sustained, active eagerness that shows in behaviour rather than a momentary feeling
- anticipation
focuses on the forward-looking aspect of waiting for something, not necessarily energetic
文法句型
uncountable: feeling of excitement
countable: an excitement (a specific exciting event)
excitement + about/of + something
with + excitement
in + one's + excitement
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when describing the general feeling. Can be used with a or an (countable, singular) when referring to a specific exciting event or experience. Common structural patterns include with excitement (manner), excitement about or excitement of (topic), and in one's excitement (describing the cause of an unintended action).