Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2893
excitement
兴奋；激动
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- 1.
The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
兴奋的状态(情绪激动)
- 2.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
欢快愉悦的感觉
- 3.
Something that excites.
令人兴奋的事物
- 4.
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
情绪激动兴奋的状态
- 5.
something that agitates and arouses
令人激动或兴奋的事物
兴奋的状态(情绪激动)；欢快愉悦的感觉；令人兴奋的事物；情绪激动兴奋的状态；令人激动或兴奋的事物
In use
She could hardly hide her excitement when she opened the gift.
The excitement of the crowd grew as the band walked onto the stage.
Winning first prize brought him great excitement.
he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
he looked forward to the excitements of the day
excitement about/over sth
about 和 over 常可互换，over 更口语化。
There was great excitement over the new discovery.
人们对这一新发现感到极大的兴奋。
Connections
Collocations
- feel excitement
- 感到兴奋
- She felt a rush of excitement when she heard the news.她听到消息时感到一阵兴奋。
- build up excitement
- 激起兴奋
- The team built up excitement for the final match.球队为决赛激起了兴奋。
- cause excitement
- 引起兴奋
- The announcement caused great excitement among the fans.这一宣布在粉丝中引起了极大的兴奋。
- with excitement
- 兴奋地
- The children jumped with excitement.孩子们兴奋地跳了起来。
- thrill and excitement
- 刺激与兴奋
- The theme park offers thrill and excitement for all ages.这个主题公园为所有年龄段的人提供刺激与兴奋。
- excitement about
Learner notes
Memory Tip
'ex'像'X'标记，'cite'像'site'场所，让人兴奋的地方。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 日常对话、庆祝活动、体育赛事; note: 中性，多用于表示积极情绪，如兴奋、激动。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -ment suffix spelling, but none rhyme with excitement because the stressed vowel or following consonant differs. For example, 'environment' has the same vowel /aɪ/ but is followed by /r/ instead of /t/. Only words like 'incitement' rhyme exactly.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.