causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately 挑衅的;挑拨的,煽动的;激怒的,刺激的 a provocative article. 挑衅性文章。 his provocative remarks on race. 他对种族问题所作的挑衅性评论。 ■arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately 性挑逗的
派生 provocatively adverb provocativeness noun 语源
late Middle English: from Old French provocatif, -ive, from late Latin provocativus, from provocat- 'called forth, challenged', from the verb provocare (see provoke)