provocation

/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/· 名词

科学/科研/医疗C1

provocation
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Chinese meaning

引yǐn发fā思sī考kǎo的de观guān点diǎn(问wèn题tí)

挑tiǎo衅xìn;激jī怒nù;引yǐn发fā反fǎn应yìng的de举jǔ动dòng

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引yǐn人rén深shēn思sī的de观guān点diǎn或huò问wèn题tí,非fēi字zì面miàn挑tiǎo衅xìn

Example

They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.

他tā们men回huí传chuán了le一yī些xiē引yǐn发fā思sī考kǎo的de观guān点diǎn——关guān于yú生shēng命mìng的de起qǐ源yuán、人rén类lèi进jìn步bù的de种zhǒng种zhǒng可kě能néng等děng等děng。

Source: The New York Times · 5 Oct 2026

Background ✎

一yī项xiàng面miàn向xiàng100位wèi科kē学xué家jiā的de调diào查chá,询xún问wèn了le他tā们men各gè自zì领lǐng域yù里lǐ尚shàng未wèi解jiě决jué的de难nán题tí。科kē学xué家jiā们men给gěi出chū的de回huí应yìng,是shì一yī系xì列liè引yǐn人rén深shēn思sī的de问wèn题tí,涵hán盖gài生shēng命mìng起qǐ源yuán和hé人rén类lèi进jìn步bù的de可kě能néng性xìng等děng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁语 prōvocō(激起、唤出)

  • provoke(挑起、激起)+ -ation(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • a deliberate provocation / a provocation to debate / an intellectual provocation

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