- animated (adj.)
[animated 词源字典]
- 1530s, "alive," past participle adjective from animate (v.). Meaning "mentally excited" is from 1530s; "full of activity" from 1580s. The "moving pictures" sense is attested from 1895; of cartoons from 1897. Related: Animatedly.[animated etymology, animated origin, 英语词源]