Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9872
provocative
激发感情的，挑拨的，刺激的
核心释义
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
- 1.
引起或倾向于引起他人强烈且往往负面情绪的；使人恼火的。
Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
- 2.
起煽动、激发或刺激作用的；引发讨论或引起争议的。
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope
- 3.
引起或倾向于引起性兴趣的；性感的。
Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest; sexy.
- 4.
激起性欲的。
exciting sexual desire
- 5.
引起或触发任何反应的。
Provoking or triggering any response.
引起或倾向于引起他人强烈且往往负面情绪的；使人恼火的。；起煽动、激发或刺激作用的；引发讨论或引起争议的。；引起或倾向于引起性兴趣的；性感的。；激起性欲的。；引起或触发任何反应的。
用法In use
The artist's provocative painting sparked a heated debate among critics.
用法提示：此处'provocative'作形容词，意为'引发争论的，挑衅的'，修饰'painting'。
His provocative comments during the meeting upset many colleagues.
用法提示：此处'provocative'作形容词，意为'挑衅的，刺激的'，修饰'comments'。
She wore a provocative dress to the party, attracting everyone's attention.
用法提示：此处'provocative'作形容词，意为'挑逗的，性感的'，修饰'dress'。
a provocative remark
a provocative smile
provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- provocative remark
- 挑衅性言论
- His provocative remark sparked a heated debate.他那挑衅性的言论引发了一场激烈的辩论。
- provocative behavior
- 挑拨行为
- The students were warned about their provocative behavior in class.学生们因在课堂上的挑拨行为而受到警告。
- provocative dress
- 性感着装
- She wore a provocative dress to the party.她穿了一条性感的裙子去参加派对。
- provocative question
- 刺激性问题
- The journalist asked a provocative question during the press conference.记者在新闻发布会上问了一个刺激性问题。
- politically provocative
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：pro（向前）+voc（叫喊）+ative（的）→向前叫喊，激怒别人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：political discussion、fashion industry 该词通常用于正式或严肃的讨论中，也比较常见于艺术、时尚等领域的评论，强调引发强烈情感或争议。在一般日常对话中使用频率较低。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为形容词时，常作定语或表语；作为名词时，指刺激物，可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'evocative' shares the exact stress and vowel pattern with 'provocative' (stressed second syllable with /ɑː/). 'talkative' and 'quantitative' have first-syllable stress; 'informative', 'imaginative', 'collaborative' have second-syllable stress with different vowels.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.