Encouraged by them, old men and women also joined them.是什么意思？

Encouraged by them, old men and women also joined them.

在他们的鼓舞下, 老年人和妇女也都加入了他们的行列。

encouraged

v. 鼓励( encourage的过去式和过去分词 )，支持，促进，鼓动；

例句
They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.
红衣主教温宁的许诺使他们受到鼓舞。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

them

pron. 他们，她们，它们；

例句
I take care of them to the best of my abilities...
我尽我所能地照顾他们。

old

adj. 老的，古老的，以前的，（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的；n. 古时；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

men

n. 人( man的名词复数 )，人类，男人，男子汉；

例句
Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner...
许多男性仍然无法接受女性商业伙伴。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

women

n. 女人(woman的复数)，堂客，红粉；

例句
One in eight women lives in an abusive relationship.
每八位女性中就有一位遭受伴侣的虐待。

also

adv. 也，同样，并且；conj. 另外；

例句
The media have also abetted the feeling of unreality.
媒体也在一旁对这种非现实感推波助澜。

joined

v. 连接( join的过去式和过去分词 )，联结，加入，参加；

例句
Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession.
波度尔斯基加入美国海军当上了飞行员，不仅改了国籍还换了行当。