Agitated

释义 Definition

（人）焦躁不安的；激动的；（情绪或局势）被搅动、变得紧张不稳定的。（也可指液体“被搅动的”，但更常见的是形容人的情绪。）

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/

例句 Examples

I felt agitated before the exam.
考试前我感到很焦躁。

The crowd grew agitated as the speech became more divisive, and the police asked everyone to stay calm.
随着演讲变得更具煽动性，人群越来越激动，警方要求大家保持冷静。

词源 Etymology

Agitated 来自动词 agitate，源于拉丁语 agitare（反复推动、驱使、搅动），与 agere（做、行动、驱动）同源。由“搅动、推动”引申到“搅动情绪、使不安”，所以既可指“把水搅动起来”，也常用来形容“心里被搅得不安、激动”。

相关词 Related Words

• Anxious
• Irritated
• Restless
• Upset
• Distressed
• Nervous
• Tense
• Flustered
• Riled
• Perturbed

文学作品 Literary Works

• Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
• Wuthering Heights — Emily Brontë
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Arthur Conan Doyle
• Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen