ferment

/ˈfərmɛnt/

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

Chinese meaning: 骚动；动荡

The country was in a state of political ferment after the election results.

选举结果公布后，该国处于政治动荡状态。

Intellectual ferment in the 1960s led to many social changes.

20世纪60年代的思想骚动导致了许多社会变革。