incite
翻譯
煽動, 鼓動, 激起
例句
His words incited the crowd to violence.
他的話煽動群眾訴諸暴力。
They were accused of inciting racial hatred.
他們被指控煽動種族仇恨。
文法模式
((sb.)) ((to sth.)) 煽動(某人)做(某事) His words incited the crowd to violence.
((sth.)) 煽動(某事) They were accused of inciting racial hatred.
近義詞
同義詞: provoke, stir up, instigate; 反義詞: deter, pacify
詞源
源自拉丁語「incitare」(使運動,敦促),由「in-」(進入)和「citare」(移動,激發)組成。
記憶技巧
可以想成「in」(進入)+「cite」(引用,召喚)。意思是「召喚」人們「進入」某種行動,通常是負面的。