provocative
provocative 英 [prəˈvɒkətɪv] 美 [prəˈvɑkətɪv]
adj. 挑衅的；煽动性的；引诱的 n. 刺激物，挑拨物
- If something is provocative, it provokes a reaction. A provocative book might get people talking about a controversial idea. A provocative statement, such as "I hate babies," will get another kind of reaction.
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- adj. 挑衅的；煽动性的；引诱的
- n. 刺激物，挑拨物
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1. a provocative remark
煽动性的言论
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2. He doesn't really mean that—he's just being deliberately provocative.
他不是真有此意，只不过是存心挑逗一下罢了。
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3. a provocative smile
撩人的一笑
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4. She wore a very provocative dress.
她穿了一件非常性感的裙子.
- provocative (adj.) mid-15c., "eliciting," from Middle French provocatif (15c.) and directly from Late Latin provocativus "calling forth," from provocat-, past participle stem of Latin provocare (see provoke). Specifically of sexual desire from 1620s. Related: Provocatively; provocativeness. The earliest appearance of the word in English is as a noun meaning "an aphrodisiac" (early 15c.).
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