Word · Frequency #15494
incite
刺激；激励；引诱
give an incentive for action
- 1.
To call into action.
激发；引起行动
- 2.
give an incentive for action
激励行动；给予行动的动力
- 3.
To entreat an act.
鼓动；促使行动
- 4.
provoke or stir up
煽动；激起
- 5.
To instigate a specific incident.
煽动特定事件。
- 6.
urge on; cause to act
催促；促使行动
鼓动；煽动；激发；引起行动；激励行动；给予行动的动力；鼓动；促使行动；煽动；激起
In use
The coach's speech incited the players to greater effort.
The documentary incited viewers to examine their own shopping habits.
The unusual artwork incited considerable interest among visitors.
incite a riot
incite + object (person) + to-infinitive
常用于煽动某人做某事。
The speech incited the crowd to riot.
演说煽动人群暴动。
incite + object (action/feeling)
直接接名词，表示煽动某种行为或情绪。
His words incited violence.
他的话煽动了暴力。
incite + object (person) + to + noun
Connections
Collocations
- incite violence
- 煽动暴力
- The speech was designed to incite violence.这场演讲旨在煽动暴力。
- incite hatred
- 煽动仇恨
- His words incited hatred among the crowd.他的话在人群中煽动了仇恨。
- incite a riot
- 煽动暴乱
- The authorities accused him of trying to incite a riot.当局指控他试图煽动暴乱。
- incite rebellion
- 煽动叛乱
- Rebel leaders used the radio to incite rebellion.叛军领导人利用广播煽动叛乱。
- incite anger
- 激起愤怒
- The tax increase incited anger among residents.增税在居民中激起了愤怒。
- incite someone to action
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：incite 像 in + cite（引用），把煽动性话语“引用”进人心，让人行动起来，所以是“煽动、激起”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、法律讨论、正式演讲或写作 incite 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在新闻报道、法律或政治讨论中，常带有“煽动”的负面含义。日常口语中较少用，比较常见于正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 incite /ɪnˈsaɪt/ 同韵的词有 excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/、cite /saɪt/、site /saɪt/、sight /saɪt/、ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/、invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/，它们都含重读的 /-aɪt/ 音。注意拼写差异：incite 以 -cite 结尾，site 是 -site，sight 是 -ight，ignite 和 invite 是 -ite。特别小心不要混淆 incite 和 insight：insight 读 /ˈɪnsaɪt/，重音在第一个音节，意思是“洞察力”。另外 invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ 虽然拼写与 incite 相近且同韵，但辅音是 /v/，意思是“邀请”。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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