provocative
معنی فارسی
انگيزنده انگيز محرک انگيزه محرک سبب داعي جهت مبهي
معنی کامل و مثالها
/prō väk´ǝ tiv, prǝ-/n., adj.
● انگیزگر، محرک، تحریک آمیز، پیش انگیز
● شهوت انگیز
● بحث انگیز
one of the most provocative novels of the year
یکی از بحثانگیزترین رمانهای سال
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Late Middle English (in the sense ‘eliciting, provoking’): from French provocatif, -ive, from late Latin provocativus, from provocat- ‘called forth’, from the verb provocare.
مثال
- A provocative article
- Her provocative behavior
- He made some provocative remarks
ترکیبهای رایج
Provocative behavior Provocative remarks Provocative question Provocative article
تعریف انگلیسی
- serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy “a provocative remark” “a provocative smile” “provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope”
- exciting sexual desire “her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative”
مترادفها
I. adjective
Stimulating, exciting, inciting, provoking.
II. noun
Stimulant, stimulus, incentive, provocation.