instigate

英语

词源

源自拉丁语 īnstīgātus，īnstīgāre (“促使；煽动”)的过去分词，源自前缀in- (“...里”) + *stigare，与stinguere (“推动，刺激”)有关。对比德语 stechen (“戳，扎”)、英语 stick。

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助)：/ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/

• （美国）音频

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动词

instigate (第三人称单数简单现在时 instigates，现在分词 instigating，一般过去时及过去分词 instigated)

1. (及物) 煽动，激起

   to instigate a riot

   煽动暴乱

   • 2017, Desa Markovic, Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy

     If the man perceives that his partner has arousal or orgasmic difficulties, this is likely to influence his desire to instigate sexual activity and/or his enjoyment and pleasure in being sexual with his partner.

2. (及物) 煽动，教唆，指使

   to instigate someone to a crime

   唆使某人犯罪

   • 1678, Robert Barclay, An Apology for the True Christian Divinity

     he might instigate them to swear against the law of God

   • Template:RQ:Warburton Divine

     He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity.

   近义词： animate、encourage、impel、incite、provoke、spur、stimulate、tempt、urge

   反义词： halt、prevent、stop

衍生词汇

• instigatable
• instigation
• instigator

 

延伸阅读

• “instigate”, Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, OCLC 800618302
• “instigate”, The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, OCLC 867766587

世界语

副词

instigate

1. instigi 的现在时副词形被动分词

拉丁语

动词

īnstīgāte

1. īnstīgō 的第二人称复数现在时主动态命令式