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provocation

“Provocation” 是一个名词,表达了煽动、挑衅或鼓励某人做出某种反应或行为的概念。

  1. “His remarks were taken as a provocation by the nationalists.” (他的话引起了民族主义者的挑衅。)
  2. “She stormed out of the room in response to his provocation.” (他的挑衅使她愤怒地离开了房间。)
  3. “Without provocation, he suddenly raised his voice at his coworkers.” (他没有受到挑衅,却突然对同事大声嚷嚷。)

“Provocation”的词根来自于拉丁语的”provocare”,意为挑衅或激怒。

由此词根衍生出的其他单词有:

  • Provoke
  • Provocative

“Provocation”由前缀pro-(表示向前或出去)和动词词根-voc-(表示召唤)以及名词后缀-ation组成。

由于”provocation”源自拉丁语,所以它在欧美文化中被广泛用于正式和法律语境中,表示挑衅或煽动。

“Provocation”的形容词形式为”provocative”,表示某人或某物具有挑衅或煽动他人的特质。

你可以将”provocation”与”provoke”关联起来,后者意思是”激怒”或”挑衅”,这样就更容易记住这个单词如何使用。

“After a long day of constant provocation from his coworkers, John decided to confront them about their behavior, earning a newfound respect in the office.” (在经历了同事们一整天的不断挑衅后,约翰决定面对他们的行为,从而在办公室赢得了新的尊重。)