provocative
英 [pr?'v?k?t?v]
美[pr?'vɑk?t?v]
- adj. 刺激的，挑撥的；氣人的
- n. 刺激物，挑撥物；興奮劑
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詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?provocatively;
中文詞源
provocative 挑釁的，激怒的
來自provoke,挑釁，激怒，-ative,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- provocative (adj.)
- 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.
- “鴉片”是一種刺激性的、能引起感官快感的香料，能使你所有的感官興奮起來。
來自柯林斯例句