Investors were encouraged by the news...是什么意思？

Investors were encouraged by the news...

那个消息给了投资者信心。

investors

n. 投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )；

例句
It's illegal to get into a formal agreement with investors that they'll buy in the aftermarket.
与投资者达成正式协议、允许他们在后市上买入的做法是非法的。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

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

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

news

n. 新闻，消息，（可当作新闻内容的）人，物；

例句
If nature abhors a vacuum, journalists abhor a transition, when there is little news to cover.
好比自然界拒绝真空一样，新闻工作者则厌恶没有多少新闻可供报道的过渡时期。