instigator

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n. 煽动者 [法] 教唆犯, 教唆者, 煽动

发音

UK /ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtə/
US /ˈɪnstəˌɡeɪtɚ/
AU
US /-ɾɚ/

词形变化

instigators 复数 instigators instigatrix

别名

instigater instigatour

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

    煽动者

    教唆犯

    Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:troublemaker

    In studies designed to arouse aggression, the instigator often not only threatens the subject, but also expresses an extremely high self-evaluation. Subjects are insulted about their intelligence, sexual attractiveness, and character, and, at the same time, the instigator implies or explicitly describes his own superiority in these respects.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

initiator firebrand inciter instigant provoker

上位词 5

leader troublemaker bad hat mischief-maker troubler

下位词 2

ringleader aggressor

词源

From Latin īnstīgātor (“stimulator”), from īnstīgāre (present infinitive of īnstīgō (“to incite, set on, stimulate, rouse or urge”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp, to stab; to puncture; to goad”)) + -or (from -ō (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂- (suffix forming nouns denoting authority or burden)); cognate with French instigateur. By surface analysis, instigate + -or.

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