early 15c., "encouragement;" c. 1600, "something that tends to excite," from excite + -ment. Meaning "condition of mental and emotional agitation" is from 1846.
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1. It had been a time of almost uncontrollable excitement.
那是一个几乎难以抑制亢奋的时期。
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2. Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.
那里气氛安宁而不热闹。
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3. She felt a strange excitement taking hold of her.
她浑身感到一股莫名的兴奋。
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4. She felt a surge of excitement run through her.
她突然觉得浑身激动。
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5. The happiness and the excitement had been drained completely from her voice.