provocative的词源

英文词源

provocative (adj.)

mid-15c., "eliciting," from Middle French provocatif (15c.) and directly from Late Latin provocativus "calling forth," from provocat-, past participle stem of Latin provocare (see provoke). Specifically of sexual desire from 1620s. Related: Provocatively; provocativeness. The earliest appearance of the word in English is as a noun meaning "an aphrodisiac" (early 15c.).

中文词源

provocative：挑衅的，煽动的

词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -voc-声音,叫喊 + -ative形容词词尾

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provocative：挑衅的，激怒的

来自provoke,挑衅，激怒，-ative,形容词后缀。