释义 |
excite /ik-sītˈ/ transitive verb- To cause to become active
- To stir up (people, feelings of any kind, etc)
- To rouse, esp sexually
- To energize
- To produce electric or magnetic activity in (physics)
- To sensitize
- To stir emotionally
- To raise (a nucleus, atom, molecule, etc) to an excited state
ORIGIN: Fr exciter, from L excitāre, -ātum, from exciēre, from ex- out, and ciēre to set in motion excitabilˈity noun excitˈable adjective - Capable of being excited
- Responsive to stimulus (physics)
- Easily excited
excitˈableness noun excitˈably adverb excitancy /ekˈsi-tən-si/ noun The power to excite excitant /ekˈsi- or ek-sīˈ/ noun - Something which excites or rouses the vital activity of the body
- A stimulant (medicine)
- The electrolyte in an electric cell
adjective- Exciting
- Stimulating
excitāˈtion /ek-si- or sī-/ noun - The act of exciting
- A means of or reason for excitement
- A state of excitement
excītˈative or excitˈatory adjective Tending to excite excitˈed adjective - Agitated
- Roused emotionally or sexually
- In a state of great activity
- Having energy higher than that of the ground, or normal, state (physics)
excitˈedly adverb excitˈedness noun exciteˈment noun - The state of being excited
- Agitation
- Something which excites emotionally
excitˈer noun - Someone who or something which excites
- An auxiliary machine supplying current for another machine
- A sparking apparatus for producing electric waves
excitˈing adjective - Tending to excite
- Stirring or thrilling
excitˈingly adverb excitˈingness noun excītˈon (or /ekˈsi-ton/) noun (physics) A bound hole-electron pair in a semiconductor excīˈtor noun - An exciter
- A nerve bringing impulses to the brain, stimulating a part of the body
|