provocative

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provocative 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 激发感情的, 挑拨的, 刺激的

n. 刺激物, 挑拨物, 兴奋剂

英文释义

a. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy

s. exciting sexual desire

provocative 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 provocative 在自然语境里怎么用：

Instead, he envisioned a film that might have read as a provocative defense of its subject.

—— The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson

Just when you think you have him, a provocative aphorism comes along, and he slips through your fingers.

—— Nietzsche the mystic. There is something odd about a profoundly atheistic thinker holding quasi-religious convictions

That statement may sound provocative, but the evidence is increasingly hard to ignore.

—— Top Futurist Sees Major Disruption Ahead For Healthcare

This incestuous element may seem superficially provocative, but it serves a philosophical purpose.

—— Robert Musil offers a salve for Western egocentrism: The self is not a single, enduring substance but a collection of sensations

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