| 单词 | agent provocateur |
| 释义 | agent provocateur[ ey-juhnt pruh-vok-uh-tur; French a-zhahn praw-vaw-ka-tœr ] / ˈeɪ dʒənt prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr; French a ʒɑ̃ prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR agent provocateur ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural a·gents pro·vo·ca·teurs [ey-juhnts pruh-vok-uh-tur; French a-zhahn praw-vaw-ka-tœr]. /ˈeɪ dʒənts prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr; French a ʒɑ̃ prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr/.a secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action, outbreak, etc., that will make them liable to punishment. Origin of agent provocateur1875–80; <French: inciting agent; see provocation, -eur Words nearby agent provocateuragentival, agentive, agent noun, agent of production, Agent Orange, agent provocateur, agentry, Age of Anxiety, Age of Aquarius, age of consent, age of discretion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for agent provocateur
British Dictionary definitions for agent provocateuragent provocateur / French (aʒɑ̃ prɔvɔkatœr) / noun plural agents provocateurs (aʒɑ̃ prɔvɔkatœr)a secret agent employed to provoke suspected persons to commit illegal acts and so be discredited or liable to punishment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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