
excited
词源
源自拉丁语 'excitare',意为'唤起、激发',通过古法语 'exciter' 进入英语。最初在15世纪表示'被唤醒的状态',后发展为现在的情绪和物理状态含义。
adjective
❶ 形容人感到非常高兴、期待或激动的情绪状态,通常因为即将发生的好事或有趣的事。
“The children were excited about the upcoming trip to the zoo.”
(孩子们对即将到来的动物园之旅感到非常兴奋。)
“She was so excited that she couldn't sleep the night before her birthday.”
(她兴奋得在生日前一天晚上睡不着觉。)
❶ 形容物体或物质因受到外界刺激而处于活跃或能量较高的状态,常用于物理学或化学领域。
“The excited electrons emit light when they return to their ground state.”
(激发的电子回到基态时会发出光。)
“The atoms become excited when exposed to high energy radiation.”
(原子在受到高能辐射时会变得活跃。)
常见短语
get excited — 变得兴奋或激动,通常因为期待某事发生或对某事感到高兴。
“Don't get too excited yet - we haven't won the competition.”
(先别太激动 - 我们还没赢得比赛呢。)
excited about — 对某事感到兴奋或期待,后面通常接让人期待的事物或事件。
“I'm really excited about our vacation next month.”
(我对下个月的假期非常期待。)