incite
UK/in'sait/US
IELTSTOEFLGREC1
释义
v.
To stir up or provoke people to violent or unlawful behavior
煽动,鼓动(暴力/违法行为)
v.
To urge or spur someone to action
激励,驱使(采取行动)
词根拆分
词根派生这里的 in- 意为「朝向、加于其上」(不是 invisible 那个表否定的 in-)+ cite(激起)= 把人激起并指向某个行动。激起被导向一个目标,所以 incite 几乎总跟贬义宾语:violence、hatred、a riot。
词根 cit 还连着 10 个词常用搭配
- 1.incite violence煽动暴力
- 2.incite hatred煽动仇恨
- 3.incite a riot煽动骚乱
- 4.incite rebellion煽动叛乱
例句
- 1.
He was arrested for trying to incite a riot in the square.
他因企图在广场煽动骚乱而被捕。
- 2.
The speech was designed to incite hatred against minorities.
那场演说旨在煽动对少数群体的仇恨。
- 3.
Her courage incited the others to keep fighting.
她的勇气激励其他人继续抗争。
易混词辨析
incite vs encourage —— 两者都驱使行动,但 incite 是贬义、指向危害(incite violence),encourage 是褒义、表支持(encourage students)。从不说 "incite" 好的行为。