深度学习
provoke (pruh VOKE) This verb means “to incite to action or feeling,” more specifically to feelings of anger or frustration. It comes from the Latin for “to challenge.” The adjective form, “provocative,” means “stimulating,” sometimes in a specifically sexual way. The noun form is “provocation.”
- “Merwin Williams’s provocative new book about global warming will make you seriously reconsider before buying a car that isn’t fuel-efficient,” said one reviewer.
- “You are dressed too provocatively,” Melissa’s father insisted. “Go back upstairs and put on a blouse that covers your bellybutton and a skirt that’s at least knee-length.”
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
机器翻译，仅供参考
挑衅（pruh VOKE）这个动词的意思是“煽动行动或感觉”，更具体地说是愤怒或沮丧的感觉。它来自拉丁语，意思是“挑战”。形容词形式“挑衅性”的意思是“刺激”，有时是一种特别的性方式。名词形式是“挑衅”
一位评论家说：“Merwin Williams关于全球变暖的挑衅性新书会让你在购买一辆不省油的汽车之前认真考虑。”。
“你穿得太挑逗了，”梅丽莎的父亲坚持说。“回到楼上，穿上一件盖住肚脐的衬衫和一条至少及膝的裙子。”
