Revitalization is the act of putting new strength into something that has grown weak or tired. People use it for places (an old street, a town centre), for jobs and money (a country’s economy), and sometimes for a language or a club that almost nobody cares about any more.

Revitalizationrevitalization(振興、活化) is the act of putting new strength into something that has grown weak or tired是把新的力量注入到已經變得虛弱或疲乏的東西裡的這個動作。People use it人們會用這個字 for places (an old street, a town centre)來講地方（像是老街或市中心）, for jobs and money (a country's economy)也用來講工作和經濟（像是一個國家的經濟）, and sometimes for a language or a club that almost nobody cares about any more有時候也用來講一種幾乎沒人在乎的語言或社團。

It sounds a little official — a government plan, a newspaper headline — not a text to a friend. Though actually the feeling underneath is simple: something was fading, and energy is being pushed back in on purpose.

It sounds a little official這個字聽起來有點官方 — a government plan, a newspaper headline像是政府計畫或報紙標題 — not a text to a friend而不是傳給朋友的訊息會用的字。Though actually不過其實, the feeling underneath is simple底下的感覺其實很單純: something was fading某樣東西原本正在衰退, and energy is being pushed back in on purpose而現在有人刻意把能量重新注入進去。

It sits near revival, but revival often means a religion or a fashion coming back by itself; revitalization more often means a place or a system being given new power as a project. In British spelling you may see revitalisation; the meaning is the same.

It sits near revival它跟revival(復興)這個字很接近, but revival often means a religion or a fashion coming back by itself不過revival通常是指宗教或流行風氣自己重新流行起來; revitalization more often means a place or a system being given new power as a project而revitalization比較常指一個地方或制度被當成一項計畫，注入新的力量。In British spelling在英式拼法裡 you may see revitalisation你可能會看到revitalisation, the meaning is the same意思是一樣的。