excite
/ɪkˈsaɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in (someone)使激动; 使兴奋; 刺激：
flying still excites me
我对乘飞机旅行至今仍会感到激动
Gould was excited by these discoveries.
古尔德为这些发现感到兴奋。
1.1
- arouse (someone) sexually激起（某人）的性欲：
his Mediterranean vibrancy excited and stimulated her.
他那股地中海沿岸居民所具有的活力激起了她的性欲。
2
- bring out or give rise to (a feeling or reaction)引起（某种感情或反应）; 激起：
the ability to excite interest in others.
引起他人兴趣的能力。
3
- produce a state of increased energy or activity in (a physical or biological system)激发, 激励：
the energy of an electron is sufficient to excite the atom.
一个电子的能量已足以激发原子。
词源
Middle English （in the sense 'stir someone up, incite someone to do something'）： from Old French exciter or Latin excitare, frequentative of exciere 'call out or forth'. Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th cent.