🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

兴奋

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xīngfèn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Excitement/ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"孩子们听到这个好消息非常兴奋。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A feeling of eager enthusiasm and restless energy.

    "The children could hardly contain their excitement on Christmas morning."
  2. 2

    Something that stirs up feelings or causes a lively reaction.

    "The unexpected news added a touch of excitement to their routine day."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'excitement' originates from the Latin 'excitare', meaning 'to call out' or 'to rouse'. It evolved through Middle French 'exciter' before entering English in the late 14th century, where it retained the meaning of stirring up emotions or feelings.

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