Word · Frequency #20717
instigator
煽动者；挑事者
a person who intentionally starts or provokes trouble, conflict, or a quarrel
- 1.
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
故意煽动、唆使或发起某事的人,尤指制造麻烦的人。
- 2.
someone who deliberately foments trouble
故意煽动麻烦的人
- 3.
a person who initiates a course of action
发起行动的人
发起者；故意煽动、唆使或发起某事的人,尤指制造麻烦的人。；故意煽动麻烦的人；发起行动的人；煽动者；[法] 教唆犯
In use
The police identified him as the instigator of the riot.
She was the instigator behind the campaign to fire the manager.
Instigators of the fight were quickly removed from the bar.
she was the instigator of their quarrel
instigator of sth
He was the instigator of the protest.
他是这场抗议的煽动者。
instigator in sth
She played the role of instigator in the conflict.
她在冲突中扮演了煽动者的角色。
instigator behind sth
Connections
Collocations
- chief instigator
- 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。
- instigator of trouble
- 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。
- instigator of violence
- 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。
- alleged instigator
- 涉嫌煽动者
- The alleged instigator has been detained.这名涉嫌煽动者已被拘留。
- instigator of a brawl
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.