Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #9996
provocation
激怒；刺激；挑拨；[医]激发作用
needed encouragement
- 1.
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
激怒、煽动或惹恼某人去做某事的行为
- 2.
Something that provokes; a provocative act.
引起刺激的事物；挑衅行为
- 3.
The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
OPQRST的第二步,调查症状改善或恶化的原因
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
In use
He remained calm despite the constant provocation from his opponents.
The dog barked fiercely at any provocation, even a passing car.
She reacted to the provocation with a sharp retort.
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.
她拒绝回应他们的挑衅。
without provocation
表示没有原因或理由。
The attack was without provocation.
Connections
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
- 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。
- provocation test
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Pro（赞）voc（喊）ation（行动）→ 表面赞扬，实为激怒。
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。
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/.
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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