【excitement音标】 英[ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] 美[ɪkˈsaɪtmənt]
【单词释义】 excitement是什么意思：
n.兴奋，激动；刺激；令人兴奋的事
[单词分级] 英语六级/考研词汇
[单词复数] excitements
【关联词/派生词】
excite vt.使兴奋；使激动
excited adj.激动的;兴奋的
exciting adj.使人兴奋的，令人激动的 v.刺激（excite的现在分词）
excitability n.[U] [生理] 兴奋性，应激性；可激发性
excitation n. 激发，兴奋；应激反应；励磁
excitedly adv. 兴奋地；激动地
【单词例句】
◇ "First, the more saturated the color is, the more it is associated with excitement and stimulation," Franklin explained. "Second, the lighter the color, the more it is associated with calmness and relaxation. Many studies have found that blue and green are also associated with calmness and relaxation (fewer studies find no association)."
富兰克林解释说："首先，颜色越饱满，它就越能引起兴奋和刺激；其次，颜色越浅，就越能让你感到平静和放松；再者，许多研究发现，蓝色和绿色就是‘放松色’的两个典型代表。这一点，很少会有研究否认。”
---- What is the world's most relaxing color?
◇ The boom rivaled the California gold rush of 1848 in its excitement and Wild West atmosphere. And it brought far more wealth to the prospectors than any gold rush.
这项繁荣的事业在刺激性和粗犷的西部气氛上可与1848年的加州淘金热相媲美，而且它为勘探者带来了远超过淘金潮的财富。
---- Oil Refining