excitement

興奮、わくわく

楽しいことや面白いことによって生じる、強くうれしい気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A strong, happy feeling caused by something enjoyable or interesting.

• The game gave us plenty of excitement.
• She shouted with excitement when she won.
• We enjoyed the excitement of our first boat ride.

類義語： thrill, delight

反対語： boredom

よく使う表現： full of excitement, great excitement, excitement of something

興奮

何かが起きたことで感情が高まり、活気に満ちた状態。

やさしい英語で： A state of strong feeling and energy caused by something happening.

• The news caused great excitement.
• I could not sleep because of the excitement.
• Everyone got caught up in the excitement of the parade.

類義語： arousal, agitation

反対語： calm

よく使う表現： nervous excitement, cause excitement, buzz of excitement

期待、わくわく

楽しみなことを待つときの、強くうれしい気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A strong, happy feeling when you look forward to something.

• Her excitement grew as the trip approached.
• The children were full of excitement about their birthdays.
• I could feel his excitement at the thought of seeing home again.

使い方： excitement about something (The children could hardly hide their excitement about the trip.)

類義語： anticipation, eagerness

よく使う表現： excitement about something, excitement over something, growing excitement