• n. 挑釁；激怒；挑撥

來自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.

她因受到挑釁而過失殺人的有罪答辯被駁回。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.

副指揮官譴責本周末的抗議活動是蓄意挑釁。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The soldiers fired without provocation.

士兵無緣無故就開槍了。

來自柯林斯例句

4. He reacted violently only under provocation .

只因為被激怒，他才暴力相向。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

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

如果不是那個男孩挑釁,杰克是不會打他的.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》