provocation
英 [,pr?v?'ke??(?)n]
美[,prɑv?'ke??n]
- n. 挑釁；激怒；挑撥
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詞態變化
復數:?provocations;
中文詞源
provocation 挑釁，激怒
來自provoke,挑釁，激怒，-ation,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- provocation (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French provocacion (12c.) and directly from Latin provocationem (nominative provocatio) "a calling forth, a summoning, a challenge," noun of action from past participle stem of provocare "to call out" (see provoke).
雙語例句
- 1. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
- 她因受到挑釁而過失殺人的有罪答辯被駁回。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.
- 副指揮官譴責本周末的抗議活動是蓄意挑釁。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The soldiers fired without provocation.
- 士兵無緣無故就開槍了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He reacted violently only under provocation .
- 只因為被激怒，他才暴力相向。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Jack would not have hit the boy without provocation.
- 如果不是那個男孩挑釁,杰克是不會打他的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》