Differences between 兴奋 & 激动 (excited), and 孤独 & 寂寞 (lonely)

[tooironic]

Was wondering what everyone thought about the differences between 兴奋 & 激动 (excited), and 孤独 & 寂寞 (lonely).

 

My understanding is:

 

兴奋: a general term for being "excited"

激动: means both "excited" and "agitated" or "emotional" depending on the situation

 

孤独: means "lonely" in a general sense, emphasising the fact that one is by oneself, solitary

寂寞: means "lonely", but emphasises more the romantic, or yearning side of it

 

Am I on the right track? Are there any other important differences?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Carl Chen]

To my understanding,

 

興奮: excited, overjoy (very happy). It is not frequently used in everyday conversation, but in narratives.

明天就要去畢業旅行了,我興奮地睡不著覺.

他興奮地向我描述這次去歐洲玩的經歷.

 

激動: some events emotionally stir you (in either negative or positive)

1. 你冷靜一點,不要這麼激動. 

2. 他一看到偶像就激動地跳起來.

 

孤獨: alone (only one person in that situation) similar to 孤單,獨自,孤零零

他晚年膝下無子,孤獨一生.

了解孤獨,就不寂寞.

 

寂寞: lonely (there could be more than one person)

即使兒孫滿堂,失去老伴的他仍時常感到寂寞.

雖然他有很多朋友,但是他還是時常感到寂寞.

[tooironic]

Thank you Carl, your response is incredibly useful.