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prov·o·ca·tion
pra v keI shn
复数:provocations
provocational (adj.)
词根:provoke
adj.provocative 刺激的,挑拨的;气人的
provoking 刺激的;令人生气的,激怒人的
provoked 被激怒的;受到挑衅的
n.provocative 刺激物,挑拨物;兴奋剂
v.provoking 激怒;挑拨;诱发(provoke的ing形式)
provoked 激起;挑衅(provoke的过去分词)
vt.provoke 驱使;激怒;煽动;惹起
Noun
1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
3. needed encouragement;
"the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
约在1400年, provocacioun,“煽动,敦促”,源自古法语 provocacion(12世纪),直接源自拉丁语 provocationem(主格 provocatio)“召唤,召集,挑战”,动作名词,来自 provocare 的过去分词词干“呼喊”(参见 provoke)。具体来说,“激怒或恼怒的行为”(15世纪初); “激怒的任何事物,引起愤怒的原因”是在1716年左右的。
Middle English provocacioun, from Anglo-French provocacion, from Latin provocation-, provocatio, from provocare
The first known use of provocation was in the 14th century
provocationnoun
the act of provoking
something that provokes
provocationnoun
the act or process of provoking
a nonspecific irritant that brings about provocation of bronchial asthma
1 He reacted violently only under provocation.
只因为被激怒,他才暴力相向。
2 Paring down elements on "Content" led them back to where Gang of Four started: chunka-chunka guitars with a healthy dose of noise and feedback; call-and-response vocals; provocations about sex and relationships, alienation and authority.
3 Brooklyn-bred, Harvard-educated, with the first of two Pulitzer Prizes to his credit, he was almost as celebrated for his brawling egocentrism and intellectual provocations as he was for his novels.
4 That decision — akin to presenting a string quartet in a punk rock venue — was a clever provocation, given German’s fraught cultural history.
5 “The big provocation of ‘The Show Must Go On’ is that there are 20 people onstage — great, sometimes famous dancers — and they don’t do anything,” Mr. Bel said.
6 There, intelligence is viewed as suspect and chastity weird; virtue as smugness, and saintliness a direct provocation.
7 U . S spy plane's deliberate provocation met with worldwide condemnation.
美国间谍飞机的故意挑衅受到国际社会的谴责.
8 The movie is managed with Tarantino's superb provocation and audacity, with a whiplash of cruelty and swagger of scorn.
9 This web life: emerging ideas, thoughtful topics, insights and provocations.
这个生活关系网络: 显露出观点, 思考主题, 洞察力和挑衅.
10 His loving shots of anonymous, lifeless women appear tame compared to current multiplex provocations, until we consider the creep factor of what he can’t show but can only brag about: his fans.
11 Then he says it's a tweak, a provocation.
他又说,这是个调整,是种挑衅。
12 Even so, there are shards of humor in his provocations, as when he invites Max’s ex to dinner and clearly relishes everyone’s discomfort.
13 None of us could figure out the provocation, but that did not matter.
14 The occasional provocation notwithstanding, the director Elizabeth LeCompte and the Wooster Group, inventors of the theatrical mashup well before the term had even been coined, play it surprisingly straight in their approach to Williams’s play.
15 “I think that Yann Moix has a lot of talent, he has immense erudition, but unfortunately he has an unrestrained taste for contestation, for provocation.”
16 “Skippy” came up once or twice, too, because Mr. Riggs was energetic and often funny — a self-aware, ebullient boor who knew how to turn provocation into profit.
17 It was a composure born of extreme provocation.
18 “The Kingdom of Speech” is meant to be a provocation rather than a dissertation.
19 A “miners’ meeting,” called on the spot, decided that the dog had sufficient provocation, and Buck was discharged.
20 Yet fears remain at the slightest provocation the violence could start again.
然而,让人感到恐惧的是,只需一点点的挑衅行为,暴乱又会重新开始.
1 诱发
2 愤怒
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3 煽动
seditious demagogic moving spur abet prompting instigation incitation incendiarism pander soapbox fan feed egg prompt stir excite kindle lash incite agitate instigate inflame goad foment egg apple
4 挑衅
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6 发怒
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7 刺激
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8 触怒
offense aggravation rub anger provoke pique enrage huff infuriate displease rile exasperate raise the hackles offence touch mislike
10 引起
get work give start bring hold cause effect present produce raise catch secure generate inspire trigger attract wake occasion pose breed spark stir excite induce tempt invoke kindle provoke evoke procure arouse beget superinduce give occasion for give occasion to bring to pass lead to conducive to give birth to lead into
11 行为
behavioural goings-on thing play course turn ACT action front conduct behaviour deed precept demeanour doing deportment factum behave
12 激怒
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