Provocative
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj.激怒的, 挑战的
- ［记］ 来自provoke ( 激怒) , pro ( 前面) ＋voke ( 喊) -> 在别人前面喊 -> 激怒, 挑衅 同根词:invoke ( 恳求) ; revoke ( 取消)
- ［同］ 同根词:invoke（恳求）, revoke（取消）
- ［例］ The author's provocative book was also quite controversial.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Date: 15th century
- serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate <a provocative question>
- ? provocative noun
- ? provocatively adverb
- ? provocativeness noun
