provocation
n 激怒(provoke激怒)
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provocation
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◙ noun, [mass noun] 1. action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately• (尤指蓄意)挑衅;激怒,刺激 »you should remain calm and not respond to provocation. 你应该保持镇静,不要对挑衅作出反应。 »he burst into tears at the slightest provocation. 他为了点小得不能再小的刺激就嚎啕大哭。 [Law] action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation• [律] 挑衅(行为或语言) »the assault had taken place under provocation. 这场攻击是因挑衅而起。2. the action of arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately• (尤指蓄意)性挑逗 »walking with deliberate provocation, she struck a pose, then giggled. 她故意作态,咯咯地笑着,行走时摆出一副撩人的模样。3. [Medicine] testing to elicit a particular response or reflex• [医] (诱发反应或反射作用的)激发试验 »twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin. 促胰液素激发试验过后20位病人的血清胃泌素大增。【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio(n-), from the verb provocare (see provoke )
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