provocative

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/    美 /pɹəˈvɑ.kə.tɪv/|[pɹəˈvɑ.kə.ɾɪv]|/pɹəˈvɔk.ə.tɪv/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac.
    — She used by way of Provocative, to read the wanton Verses of her Paramour in the day time [...].
形容词 adj.
  1. Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
  2. Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest; sexy.
  3. Provoking or triggering any response.
    — [I]t is a terrible long and slippery descent, and a shocking bad road. At the bottom, however, there is a pleasant public; whereat we must really take a modest quencher, for the down air is provocative of thirst.

词形变化

more provocative comparative most provocative superlative provocatives plural

词汇关系

衍生词
bronchoprovocative nonprovocative provocatively provocativeness unprovocative
相关词
provoke provocation provocator provocateur

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French provocatif, and its source, Late Latin provocativus, from Latin provocare.
词源 2
Borrowed from Middle French provocatif, and its source, Late Latin provocativus, from Latin provocare.
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