incite

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vt. 刺激, 激励, 引诱 [法] 鼓动, 煽动

发音

US /ɪnˈsaɪt/
UK /ɪnˈsaɪt/
IN /ɪnsajʈ/

词形变化

incited incites 三单 incites inciting inciting 现在分词 incited 过去式 incited 过去分词

别名

encite

教材释义与例句

动词

煽动;激励;刺激

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To call into action.

    及物

    The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime.

    incite people to violence

  2. 2.

    To entreat an act.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To instigate a specific incident.

    煽起

    及物

词汇关系

词源

From Middle French inciter, from Latin incitō (“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”), from in (“in, on”) + citō (“to set in motion, urge”), frequentative of cieō (“to rouse, excite, call”).

来源:wiktionary