Word familyadjectiveprovocableprovocativeprovocatoryprovokableprovokingnounprovocantprovocateurprovocationprovocativenessprovocatorprovokementprovokeradverbprovocativelyprovokinglyverbprovoke
provocative• Many, of course, are carefully staged, clearly presented, and very provocative.• These were a survival from his army days and, therefore, some way from being sexually provocative.• It was detailed, provocative and refreshingly easy to read.• a provocativebikini• The magazine is full of pictures of partially dressed women in provocativeposes.• The book's provocativestatements have led to it being banned in some schools.• A fascinating and provocativetimetablespanning nearly 200 million years has emerged.
deliberately provocative• Roman, as always, was being arrogant, deliberately provocative.
provocative images• Nor does he worry about offending people with his provocative images.• There is a lot of provocative images and statements that are made that we want people to challenge.
1intending to cause an argument意圖引起爭論VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem挑釁;好像挑釁▸➤consider sth認為⋯有煽動性ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常有煽動性▸➤highly非常有煽動性▸➤deliberately, intentionally蓄意挑釁的◇The book's epilogue is deliberately provocative.這本書的結尾帶有故意挑釁的意味。◇The paper had the intentionally provocative title, 'Non-Darwinian evolution'.該論文的標題為《非達爾文的進化論》,有故意挑釁之意。➤needlessly, unnecessarily沒有必要地挑釁的provocative
adjective²
2intending to cause sexual excitement意圖引起性慾VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look撩人;看上去具有挑逗性ADVERB➤highly, very很有挑逗性➤sexually妖冶撩人◇Models find themselves wearing sexually provocative clothing.模特們發現自己的穿着妖冶撩人。