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Provoking describes something that makes people react strongly, usually with anger or a strong emotion — a provoking comment is one made on purpose to upset or someone, or to push them into reacting. It's also used a little old-fashioned, on its own, as "How provoking!" meaning "how !" And it can simply describe the act of causing any strong reaction, not always a bad one — "a thought-provoking film" makes you think deeply, not .
刺激的；惹怒人的；(thought-provoking)發人深省的
組成This is the -ing form used as a describing word — it describes something that provokes (causes a strong reaction in) someone.
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
provokingadj
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annoying; irritating
- Would you stop interrupting me, dear? It's a most provoking habit.
provokingnoun
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provocation
- The habit of mind so engendered is wholly demoralizing, particularly since the national political consciousness is so dependent on their provokings.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。