provocation
provocation
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately
（尤指蓄意）挑衅；激怒，刺激
you should remain calm and not respond to provocation.
你应该保持镇静，不要对挑衅作出反应。
he burst into tears at the slightest provocation.
他为了点小得不能再小的刺激就嚎啕大哭。
■(Law)action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation
(律)挑衅（行为或语言）
the assault had taken place under provocation.
这场攻击是因挑衅而起。 - the action of arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately
（尤指蓄意）性挑逗
walking with deliberate provocation, she struck a pose, then giggled.
她故意作态，咯咯地笑着，行走时摆出一副撩人的模样。 - (Medicine)testing to elicit a particular response or reflex
(医)（诱发反应或反射作用的）激发试验
twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin.
促胰液素激发试验过后20位病人的血清胃泌素大增。
- late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio(n-), from the verb provocare (see provoke)
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