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instigator of sth
He was the instigator of the protest.
他是这场抗议的煽动者。
煽动者；挑事者
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煽动者；挑事者
a person who intentionally starts or provokes trouble, conflict, or a quarrel
He was the instigator of the protest.
他是这场抗议的煽动者。
故意煽动、唆使或发起某事的人,尤指制造麻烦的人。
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
故意煽动麻烦的人
someone who deliberately foments trouble
发起行动的人
a person who initiates a course of action
The police identified him as the instigator of the riot.
警方认定他是这次暴乱的煽动者。
AI contextual example
She was the instigator behind the campaign to fire the manager.
她是解雇经理运动的幕后煽动者。
AI contextual example
Instigators of the fight were quickly removed from the bar.
打架的煽动者很快被带离了酒吧。
AI contextual example
she was the instigator of their quarrel
她是他们争吵的煽动者
WordNet
He was the instigator of the protest.
他是这场抗议的煽动者。
She played the role of instigator in the conflict.
她在冲突中扮演了煽动者的角色。
Police identified the instigator behind the riot.
警方确认了这场骚乱背后的煽动者。
Not this
He instigator the argument.
Use this
He instigated the argument.
instigator是名词，不能作谓语动词。正确形式是过去时动词instigated。
Not this
He is the instigator for the trouble.
Use this
He is the instigator of the trouble.
表示'…的煽动者'时，名词instigator后应用介词of，而非for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
主要煽动者；主谋
The chief instigator of the coup was a general.
政变的主要煽动者是一位将军。
麻烦的煽动者；惹是生非者
Everyone knew he was the instigator of trouble.
所有人都知道他是惹是生非的煽动者。
暴力煽动者
The court found her to be the instigator of violence at the protest.
法庭认定她是抗议活动中的暴力煽动者。
涉嫌煽动者
The alleged instigator has been detained.
这名涉嫌煽动者已被拘留。
斗殴的挑起者
He was the instigator of a brawl outside the bar.
他是酒吧外斗殴的挑起者。
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想象‘in’（进入）+ ‘gator’（鳄鱼）：这只鳄鱼躲在内部，暗中煽动别人去惹事。记住：instigator 就是那个挑事的人。
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、法律语境、项目管理 该词多用于正式或较正式的书面语，如新闻报道和法律语境；日常口语中较少说，若指‘挑事者’更常用 troublemaker。在表示‘发起者’时语气中性，但整体仍偏正式。
这些词与 instigator 押韵：investigator、alligator、navigator、agitator，都以 /-eɪtər/ 结尾。注意别把 instigator 和 instigate（/ˈɪnstəˌɡeɪt/）或 instigation（/ˌɪnstəˈɡeɪʃən/）看成同音词，后两者结尾分别读 /-eɪt/ 和 /-eɪʃən/。
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