Provocative
[ pr?'vɑk?t?v ]
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adj. 挑釁的;刺激性的;
n. 刺激物;興奮劑;
?? 詞根助記
pro向前，在前+voc呼喊，聲，召集+ative形容詞后綴→在人面前叫喊→挑釁的，刺激的
?? 例句
She was sitting in a highly provocative pose.
她坐在那里姿勢非常撩人.
Once again the measure proved more provocative than effective.
這一措施又是成事不足，敗事有余。
It is however essential that I play out the string and not be provocative.
但是我必須放緩和一些，而不能搞挑釁。
They are being provocative and controversial just to spite us.
他們這樣挑釁和爭論就是要故意刁難我們。
Citicorp offers a second provocative illustration.
花旗銀行提出了第二個引起爭論的實例。
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?? 詞根
-voc-表示“呼喊”
常見變體有-vok-
?? 牛津釋義
provocative
adj
1 tending or intended to arouse anger, annoyance, controversy, etc 激起憤怒、 惱恨、 爭論等的; 挑釁的; 煽動性的
a provocative comment, remark, speech, etc 挑釁性的評論、 言語、 講話等.
2 tending or intended to arouse sexual desire 引起性欲的; 挑逗的
a dress with a provocative slit at the side 開有撩人邊縫的連衣裙
She was sitting in a highly provocative pose. 她坐在那里姿勢非常撩人.
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You're welcome.
不用謝
Extremes are dangerous.
物極必反。
and content in the thought that what was possible has been done.
想到能做的事都做了，也就坦然了。