• n. 激動；震顫；緊張
• vt. 使…顫動；使…緊張；使…感到興奮或激動
• vi. 顫抖；感到興奮；感到緊張

來自古英語 thyrlian,鉆孔，打洞，穿過，來自 thyrel,洞，來自 thurh,穿過，通過，即 through 的古英語拼寫形式。引申諸相關詞義。

thrill

thrill: [13] Etymologically, thrill denotes ‘make a hole in’. It is a Middle English alteration of Old English thyrlian ‘pierce’, a derivative of thyrl ‘hole’ (source of the second syllable of nostril). And this in turn was formed from thurh ‘through’. The notion of ‘making a hole’ led in the 16th century to the metaphorical ‘pierce with emotion’, but the narrowing down of this to ‘fill with pleasure’ seems to be a comparatively recent development, from the late 19th century. Its earlier wider connotations are preserved in the derivative thriller ‘exciting story’ [19].
=> nostril, through

thrill (v.)

early 14c., "to pierce, penetrate," metathesis of Old English tyrlian "to perforate, pierce," from tyrel "hole" (in Middle English, also "nostril"), from turh "through" (compare Middle High German dürchel "pierced, perforated;" see through) + -el. Meaning "give a shivering, exciting feeling" is first recorded 1590s, via metaphoric notion of "pierce with emotion." Related: Thrilled; thrilling.

thrill (n.)

"a shivering, exciting feeling," 1670s, from thrill (v.). Meaning "a thrilling experience" is attested from 1936.

1. The thrill wears off after a few years of marriage. You'll see.

婚后幾年這種興奮感就會逐漸消逝。你等著瞧吧。

來自柯林斯例句

2. It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person.

能見到我最喜歡的作者本人使我感到興奮不已。

來自《權威詞典》

3. He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal.

他看著兒子射入獲勝的一球，也同樣感到欣喜若狂。

來自《權威詞典》

4. The news sent a thrill of joy to my heart.

這消息使我感到一陣喜悅.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. His speech caused a thrill among the audience.

他的演說引起了聽眾的極大興奮.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》