Word · Frequency #11605
instigates
引发；促成；激起
instigates is the third person singular of instigate.
核心释义
宾语多为事情或行动。
To cause or bring about an event or situation by urging or encouraging.
- 1.
通过敦促或鼓励促成。
To bring about by urging or encouraging.
- 2.
唆使或怂恿(某人)行动,尤指做坏事。
To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
煽动；唆使；怂恿；通过敦促或鼓励促成。；唆使或怂恿(某人)行动,尤指做坏事。；教唆；怂恿
用法In use
The politician was accused of instigating the riot through his inflammatory speech.
用法提示：句中“instigating”是现在分词形式，表示“煽动”的动作。
He instigated a fight between the two groups by spreading false rumors.
用法提示：句中“instigated”是过去式，表示“挑唆”的行为。
The company's unfair policy instigated widespread employee protests.
用法提示：句中“instigated”是过去式，表示“激起”某种行为。
instigate sth
宾语常为暴力、骚乱、罢工等负面事件，表示发起或挑起。
The government was accused of instigating the violence.
政府被指控煽动了暴力。
instigate sb to do sth
多指怂恿、唆使某人去做坏事或过激的事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- instigate a riot
- 煽动暴乱
- He was arrested for instigating a riot.他因煽动暴乱而被捕。
- instigate violence
- 煽动暴力
- The speech was seen as instigating violence.这次演讲被视为煽动暴力。
- instigate a rebellion
- 煽动叛乱
- They attempted to instigate a rebellion against the government.他们企图煽动叛乱反对政府。
- instigate a dispute
- 挑起争端
- She accused him of trying to instigate a dispute between the teams.她指责他试图在团队之间挑起争端。
- instigate an inquiry
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 instigate 拆成 in + stig + ate：像在人群里（in）用尖刺（stig）去戳（ate），煽动他人闹事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律、政治、新闻 该词比较正式，多用于法律、政治或新闻报道等严肃场合，日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，常接宾语或用于instigate sb to do结构
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words is a true rhyme with instigate (/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/). They all share the visual ending -igate (investigate also shares -stigate), but have different stressed vowels or different consonants after the stressed vowel. For example, investigate is stressed on the second syllable (/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪt/), not on the first, so treat it as a lookalike rather than a rhyme.
用法优先级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。
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