• n. 挑釁；激怒；挑撥

來(lái)自provoke,挑釁，激怒，-ation,名詞后綴。

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).

1. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.

她因受到挑釁而過(guò)失殺人的有罪答辯被駁回。

來(lái)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(zé)本周末的抗議活動(dòng)是蓄意挑釁。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The soldiers fired without provocation.

士兵無(wú)緣無(wú)故就開槍了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. He reacted violently only under provocation .

只因?yàn)楸患づ疟┝ο嘞颉?/dd>

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. Jack would not have hit the boy without provocation.

如果不是那個(gè)男孩挑釁,杰克是不會(huì)打他的.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》