incite
翻译
煽动, 鼓动, 激起
例句
His words incited the crowd to violence.
他的话煽动群众诉诸暴力。
They were accused of inciting racial hatred.
他们被指控煽动种族仇恨。
语法模式
((sb.)) ((to sth.)) 煽动(某人)做(某事) His words incited the crowd to violence.
((sth.)) 煽动(某事) They were accused of inciting racial hatred.
近义词
同义词: provoke, stir up, instigate; 反义词: deter, pacify
词源
源自拉丁语“incitare”(使运动,敦促),由“in-”(进入)和“citare”(移动,激发)组成。
记忆技巧
可以想成“in”(进入)+“cite”(引用,召唤)。意思是“召唤”人们“进入”某种行动,通常是负面的。