When you incite people, you push them on purpose toward a fight, a riot, or an angry argument. You are not just cheering; you are trying to light that fire.

When you incite people當你 incite 別人的時候，you push them on purpose你是故意把他們推 toward a fight, a riot, or an angry argument向一場打鬥、暴動，或激烈的爭吵。You are not just cheering你不只是在旁邊搖旗吶喊，you are trying to light that fire你是想要點燃那把火。

News and law use this word a lot: a speaker might incite a crowd to attack, or a post might incite hatred. It is a serious, rather formal word.

News and law use this word a lot新聞和法律很常用這個字：a speaker might incite a crowd to attack一個講者可能 incite 群眾攻擊，or a post might incite hatred或一篇貼文可能 incite 仇恨。It is a serious, rather formal word這是個嚴肅、相當正式的字。

The usual pattern is incite someone to do something (incite them to violence). You can also incite a feeling, most often hatred or unrest.

The usual pattern is常見的句型是 incite someone to do somethingincite someone to do something (incite them to violence)（incite them to violence，煽動某人去施暴）。You can also incite a feeling你也可以 incite 一種情緒，most often hatred or unrest最常見的是仇恨或不安。

In everyday talk people more often say stir up or egg on; incite sounds like a courtroom or a newspaper. Though actually, the person who incites may never throw a stone themselves — that is why the law cares about it: the words can be the match.

In everyday talk people more often say stir up or egg on在日常對話裡，大家比較常說 stir up 或 egg on；incite sounds like a courtroom or a newspaperincite 聽起來像法庭或報紙上的用語。Though actually不過其實，the person who incites may never throw a stone themselves煽動的人自己可能一顆石頭都沒丟——that is why the law cares about it這也是為什麼法律那麼在意它：the words can be the match話語本身就可以是那根火柴。