Dictionary entry
instigant
noun
煽动者
someone who deliberately foments trouble
- 1.
someone who deliberately foments trouble
In use
The police arrested the instigant of the riot.
Known as an instigant, he was banned from the community forum.
The instigant whispered rumors to turn friends against each other.
be an instigant of sth
表示某事的发起者或煽动者，通常带有负面含义。
He was an instigant of the rebellion.
他是这场叛乱的煽动者。
act as an instigant in sth
强调在事件中发挥煽动作用。
She acted as an instigant in the protest.
她在这场抗议中充当了煽动者的角色。
the instigant behind sth
常指隐藏在主谋地位的人。
The police arrested the instigant behind the riot.
警方逮捕了骚乱背后的煽动者。
Common mistakes
He is instigant.He is an instigant.
英语中可数名词单数形式前需要冠词。中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
The instigant caused the riot.The instigation caused the riot.
"instigant" 指煽动者本人，而这里需要表示“煽动行为”的名词 "instigation"。学习者容易混淆同根名词的不同含义。
Connections
Confusing words
- instigator
- 煽动者 · instigator 是常见词，instigant 罕见，多用于法律语境。
- agitator
- 煽动者 · agitator 常含政治煽动色彩，instigant 更泛指挑起事端。
Word family
- instigate
- 煽动；怂恿；挑唆 · v.
- instigator
- 煽动者；挑唆者 · n.
- instigation
- 煽动；怂恿；教唆 · n.
- instigative
- 煽动性的；挑唆的 · adj.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.