provoking是英語中兼具形容詞和動詞功能的辭彙,其形容詞含義為"引發憤怒或刺激反應的",動詞用法則是動詞provoke的現在分詞形式,表示"激怒、挑撥、誘發"等行為。該詞的英式發音為/prəˈvəʊkɪŋ/,美式發音為/prəˈvoʊkɪŋ/。作為形容詞時,可描述機場延誤(a provoking delay at the airport)等引發惱怒的場景;作為動詞分詞形式,用於誘發攻擊(provoking an attack)或醫療排斥反應(provoking rejection)等語境。其副詞形式provokingly(/prəˈvəʊ.kɪŋ.li/)通過挑釁性表述強化語義表現。在專業領域,衍生出食品行業術語thirst-provoking diet(致渴飲食)等特殊用法。
基本介紹
- 詞性:形容詞/動詞
- 發音:英 /prəˈvəʊkɪŋ/;美 /prəˈvoʊkɪŋ/
- 詞源:源自拉丁語"provocare"(挑戰)
- 考試套用:托福、雅思辭彙
- 專業術語:thirst-provoking diet
- 典型同義:agitating, irritating
語義解析
詞形變化
- 副詞:provokingly /prəˈvəʊ.kɪŋ.li/,通過挑釁語氣強化語義,如"Ethel provokingly remarked"(埃塞爾挑釁地說道)
- 動詞原形:provoke,過去式provoked,過去分詞provoked
- 相關辭彙:provocative(煽動性的)、provocation(挑釁)
發音標準
- 英式音標:DJ音標標註為[prəˈvoukiŋ]
- 美式音標:KK音標註為[prəˈvokɪŋ],韋氏詞典標註/prəˈvoʊkɪŋ/
- 音節劃分:pro·vok·ing,重音在第二音節
語境套用
專業領域用例
近義辨析
雙語例句
- This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film. 這部電影令人捧腹,卻又發人深省。
- It is the victim who is often put on trial and, to add insult to injury, she is presumed guilty until proven innocent of provoking the rape. 受到審問的往往是受害者,更糟糕的是,她被假定為有罪,直到證明強姦並非由她挑逗而引起。
- Father's words are so thought-provoking that they still ring in my head. 父親的話是如此發人深省,以至於這些話仍然在我腦海中迴響。
- They wind out being guilt provoking reminders of the fact that will over committed and losing control of our priorities. 它們最終會讓我們感到內疚,提醒我們,這會讓我們過度投入,失去對優先事項的控制。
- They wind out being guilt-provoking reminders of the fact that we are over-committed and losing control of our priorities. 他們不再提起使人感到內疚的事實:我們言過其實承諾過度,又失去先機。
- "One explanation for this finding is that possible awards may be more emotionally provoking than certainty awards," says Reimann. 賴曼說:“對該發現的一種解釋是,可能存在的獎勵或許會比確定性獎勵在情感上更具激勵性。”
- Her intent may be to appeal over the heads of Paris's chattering classes, provoking a deliberate confrontation between polite opinion and popular sentiment. 她的意圖可能是要在巴黎那些喋喋不休的階層中引起共鳴,從而在禮貌的意見和大眾的情緒之間引發一場深思熟慮的對抗。
- The remarks are meaningful and thought-provoking. 語頗雋永,耐人尋味。
- Read something thought-provoking. 讀一點發人深省的東西。
- I found this story thought-provoking. 我發現這個故事發人深省。
- This is a very thought-provoking picture. 這是一張非常發人深省的圖片。
- Never provoking unnecessary attention. 不要引起不必要的注意。
- The cartoon reveals a very thought-provoking scene. 這幅圖刻畫一個非常發人深思的情景。
- Q. How can you manage anxiety-provoking situations? 怎樣才能控制引起焦慮的情形呢?
- The book is thought-provoking, if somewhat frustrating. 這本書發人深省,也許還會使某些人感到挫敗。
- The culls are provoking an angry reaction in places. 清理行動在一些地區招致居民的憤怒。
- The French cannot stop themselves from provoking the Germans. 法國人就是管不住自己的嘴,他們在不時地挑釁德國人。
- The joker was choked by a stroke of smoke for his undue provoking. 說笑話的人因他的**被一陣煙梗住了。
- What is conveyed by the drawing is both realistic and thought-provoking. 漫畫的寓意是十分現實並發人深思的。
- And they will never forgive you for provoking the rise in Arab oil prices. 你挑動阿拉伯石油漲價,他們永遠無法原諒。
- But these days, senior citizens are provoking as much angst as admiration. 但在這一天,老年人不僅僅得到了人們的敬愛,還引發了人們對他們深深的擔憂。
- Yet, within Europe it is too big to act freely without provoking resistance. 但是在歐洲,德國又太強大,無法在不遭遇抵制的情況下自由行動。
- So what exactly is it about the new ball that's provoking all the controversy? 那么究竟這個新的比賽用球是怎么挑起這些爭論的呢?
- Indeed, it is so thought-provoking that even the wrong gestures have some value. 其中更令人驚奇的是,即使是錯誤的手勢也能幫助思考。
- But the 85-year-old monarch has proved wary of provoking a conservative backlash. 但是現年85的君主敬小慎微,怕引起保守主義的強烈反映。
- Simple as the pictures are, they do demonstrate certain thought-provoking social phenomenon. 儘管圖畫很簡單,但是卻揭示了某種令人深思的社會現象。

