单词
provocative
读音
prəˈvɑːkətɪv
美式
英式
词根
"Pro-" 是前缀，来源于拉丁语，表示“前，向前”；"voke" 是词根，来源于拉丁语 vocare，意为“呼唤，召唤”。 由这个词根衍生出来的词有：invoke（调用，唤起），revoke（撤回，废除），evoke（引起，唤起）等。
释义
adj. 刺激的，挑拨的；气人的 n. 刺激物，挑拨物；兴奋剂
例句
The show's a keeper–daring, imaginative and provocative.
这部电影值得收藏–大胆、富于想像力和煽动性。
He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years.
他最近几年做了一系列直言不讳的、有时带有挑衅的演说。
He doesn't really mean that—he's just being deliberately provocative.
他不是真有此意，只不过是存心挑逗一下罢了。
The show's a keeper–daring, imaginative and provocative.
这部电影值得收藏–大胆、富于想像力和煽动性。
He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years.
他最近几年做了一系列直言不讳的、有时带有挑衅的演说。
He doesn't really mean that—he's just being deliberately provocative.
他不是真有此意，只不过是存心挑逗一下罢了。
强化记忆
你可以把 "pro-" 和 "voke" 分开记忆。记住 "pro-" 意为“向前”，"voke" 与 "voice" （声音）相似，联想到一种挑衅的行为：大声质问，这样容易记住这个单词。“Provocative”在中世纪的拉丁语中诞生，原意是 "to provoke, call forth"，现在主要用于形容引起冲突或者争议的行为或事物。
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In some parts of the world, showing your anklesis promiscuous, is provocative.It's just like, no matter what a woman wears,
And tides rise and fall as the lights glow and turbines spin.So although wildly provocative,imaginary worlds can be grounded
which are hung off eye level, very small,and they're provocative messages.They're not preaching at people or telling them what to do.
Stir your audience's curiosity.Use intriguing, provocative questionsto identify why something doesn't make sense and needs explaining.
The data structure of thought.That's a provocative idea.But let's look at this in a little more detail.
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