provocateur

[prə,vɑkə'tɝ]
  • n. 破坏分子，煽动者（等于agent provocateur）；奸细，内奸
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英语词源

provocateur (n.)
1915 (Emma Goldman), shortened form of agent provocateur "person hired to make trouble" (1845), from French provocateur, from Latin provocator "challenger," from provocare "to call out" (see provoke).

权威例句

1. I know full well my reputation as a provocateur, but am not worried.
我非常了解我的名声,人们认为我是个破坏分子, 但我并不担心.

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