Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #9996
provocation
激怒；刺激；挑拨；[医]激发作用
核心释义
needed encouragement
- 1.
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.
- 2.
引起刺激的事物；挑衅行为
Something that provokes; a provocative act.
- 3.
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.
激怒、煽动或惹恼某人去做某事的行为；引起刺激的事物；挑衅行为；OPQRST的第二步,调查症状改善或恶化的原因；激怒；刺激
用法In use
He remained calm despite the constant provocation from his opponents.
用法提示：此处 provocation 为名词，表示‘挑衅’的行为。
The dog barked fiercely at any provocation, even a passing car.
用法提示：此处 provocation 指引发反应的外部刺激。
She reacted to the provocation with a sharp retort.
用法提示：此处 provocation 指言语上的‘激怒’。
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。
respond to provocation
She refused to respond to their provocation.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- under provocation
- 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。
- without provocation
- 无缘无故地
- The dog attacked without provocation.那条狗无缘无故地攻击人。
- respond to provocation
- 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。
- deliberate provocation
- 蓄意挑衅
- His comments were a deliberate provocation.他的评论是蓄意挑衅。
- act of provocation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Pro（赞）voc（喊）ation（行动）→ 表面赞扬，实为激怒。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
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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