provocation

noun

1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

Synonym: aggravationirritation

2. needed encouragement

e.g. the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation

Synonym: incitement

3. something that incites or provokes
a means of arousing or stirring to action

Synonym: incitementincitation

1. 挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒
If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.

e.g. He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
他否认激情杀人。
e.g. The soldiers fired without provocation...
士兵无缘无故就开枪了。

1. 挑衅：例如在英美刑法中有一个阻却谋杀罪(murder)刑事责任的事由:挑衅(provocation). 根据这一事由,那些谋杀行为是由于挑衅而暂时失去控制能力情况可以排除其谋杀之责,而将其罪名减轻为一般杀人(manslaughter). 什么情况下构成挑衅是一个可能经常变化的问题,

2. 刺激：她成了第四频道的特别节目<>(Provocation)的明星人物. 1996年,BBC电台播出了题目叫<>(KillingMeSoftly)的纪实剧. 当然,这并不是什么新闻了. 这已经不是第一次杀死丈夫的女人成了名人. 换句话说,

3. 激发：provisional cortex 临时皮质 | provocation 激发 | provocation background 诱发背景