instigate

'instigeit

托福GRE Collins 1

v provoke or stir up
v serve as the inciting cause of

vt. 教唆, 怂恿, 煽动
[法] 教唆, 煽动, 怂恿

Collins 星级

11,605

BNC 频率

15,639

使用频率

instigate 由前缀 in-（表示“在...之内”）和词根 stig（来自拉丁语，意为“刺”或“刺激”）组成，结合起来可以理解为“在内刺或刺激某事”，引申为“煽动”或“激励”。

例句

1. The teacher warned the students not to instigate any fights during recess.

老师警告学生们在休息时间不要挑起任何争斗。

2. His comments were meant to instigate a discussion about the new policy.

他的评论旨在引发对新政策的讨论。

3. The protest was instigated by a series of unfair decisions made by the government.

这场抗议是由于政府做出的一系列不公正决定而引发的。