
provocative基本信息
读法:英 [prə"vɒkətɪv] 美 [prə"vɑkətɪv]
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英英释义
Adjective:
"a provocative smile"
"provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"
中英词源
provocative 挑衅的,激怒的
来自provoke,挑衅,激怒,-ative,形容词后缀。
- 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.).
词态变化
副词 provocatively;
权威造句
- 1. Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others.
- 一些青少年可能相比同龄人在性方面更成熟、更具挑逗性。
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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. She wore a very provocative dress.
- 她穿了一件非常性感的裙子.
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- 4. His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
- 他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化.
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- 5. "Opium" is a provocative, sensual, and voluptuous fragrance which makes all your senses vibrate.
- “鸦片”是一种刺激性的、能引起感官快感的香料,能使你所有的感官兴奋起来。
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