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under provocation
表示在受到挑衅的情况下。
He remained calm under provocation.
他在挑衅下保持冷静。
激怒；刺激；挑拨；[医]激发作用
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激怒；刺激；挑拨；[医]激发作用
needed encouragement
He remained calm under provocation.
他在挑衅下保持冷静。
激怒、煽动或惹恼某人去做某事的行为
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
引起刺激的事物；挑衅行为
Something that provokes; a provocative act.
OPQRST的第二步,调查症状改善或恶化的原因
The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
He remained calm despite the constant provocation from his opponents.
尽管对手不断挑衅，他仍保持冷静。
The dog barked fiercely at any provocation, even a passing car.
这条狗对任何刺激都会狂吠，甚至一辆路过的汽车也能引发。
She reacted to the provocation with a sharp retort.
她对这种激怒迅速给予了尖锐的反驳。
表示在受到挑衅的情况下。
He remained calm under provocation.
他在挑衅下保持冷静。
She refused to respond to their provocation.
她拒绝回应他们的挑衅。
表示没有原因或理由。
The attack was without provocation.
这次袭击是无缘无故的。
Not this
He committed the crime with provocation.
Use this
He committed the crime under provocation.
在表示‘被激怒的状态’时，英语使用固定搭配‘under provocation’，而中文学习者常受母语影响，误用‘with’表示伴随，导致搭配错误。
Not this
She considered his words provocation.
Use this
She considered his words a provocation.
‘provocation’作为可数名词表示‘一次挑衅行为’时，前面需要不定冠词‘a’，中文没有冠词系统，因此学习者容易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在被激怒的情况下
He acted under severe provocation.
他在被严重激怒的情况下采取了行动。
无缘无故地
The dog attacked without provocation.
那条狗无缘无故地攻击人。
对挑衅作出反应
It's important not to respond to provocation with violence.
重要的是不要以暴力回应挑衅。
蓄意挑衅
His comments were a deliberate provocation.
他的评论是蓄意挑衅。
挑衅行为
The court viewed the shoving as an act of provocation.
法院将推搡视为挑衅行为。
激发试验（医学）
The doctor ordered a provocation test to check for allergies.
医生安排了激发试验以检查过敏反应。
在被激怒的情况下
He can remain calm even under provocation.
即使被激怒，他也能保持冷静。
无缘无故地
The dog attacked without provocation.
那条狗无缘无故地攻击人。
一有挑衅就
She loses her temper at the slightest provocation.
她稍受挑衅就发脾气。
Use provocation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Pro（赞）voc（喊）ation（行动）→ 表面赞扬，实为激怒。
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律/正式场合、日常对话、医学/心理学 provocation 通常用于正式或专业语境（如法律、医学），但在日常对话中也可使用，表示激怒或挑衅。具体用法根据上下文而定，比较常见于书面或正式表达。
All words end with '-cation' pronounced /-keɪʃən/ with penultimate stress. Beware that '-ation' without a preceding 'c' often has initial stress, e.g., 'nation' /ˈneɪʃən/, 'station' /ˈsteɪʃən/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.