provocation
英 [,prɒvə'keɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,prɑvə'keʃən]
TEM4 GRE TOEFL
- provocation (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French provocacion (12c.) and directly from Latin provocationem (nominative provocatio) "a calling forth, a summoning, a challenge," noun of action from past participle stem of provocare "to call out" (see provoke).
- 1. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
- 她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.
- 副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The soldiers fired without provocation.
- 士兵无缘无故就开枪了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He reacted violently only under provocation .
- 只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Jack would not have hit the boy without provocation.
- 如果不是那个男孩挑衅,杰克是不会打他的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
