mid-15c., "eliciting," from Middle French provocatif (15c.) and directly from Late Latin provocativus "calling forth," from provocat-, past participle stem of Latin provocare (see provoke). Specifically of sexual desire from 1620s. Related: Provocatively; provocativeness. The earliest appearance of the word in English is as a noun meaning "an aphrodisiac" (early 15c.).
雙語例句
1. Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others.
一些青少年可能相比同齡人在性方面更成熟、更具挑逗性。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He doesn't really mean that—he's just being deliberately provocative.
他不是真有此意，只不過是存心挑逗一下罷了。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. She wore a very provocative dress.
她穿了一件非常性感的裙子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
他的挑釁性講話只能使爭論進一步激化.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. "Opium" is a provocative, sensual, and voluptuous fragrance which makes all your senses vibrate.