英语词汇“unprovoked”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something that's unprovoked is done for no good reason, with no real cause. A slap across your face is unprovoked if you did nothing to make the slapper mad at you.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously described the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, which brought the US into World War II, as "unprovoked and dastardly." A military action that isn't reacting against a previous attack is unprovoked, and a furious outburst from your friend is also unprovoked if you gave him no reason to be angry. Unprovoked comes from the verb provoke, to deliberately incite anger or annoyance in someone. The Latin root is provocare, "call forth or challenge."

WORD FAMILY

unprovoked: unprovokedly+/provocation: provocations/provocative: provocatively, unprovocative/provoke: provocation, provocative, provoked, provoker, provokes, provoking/provoked: unprovoked/provoker: provokers/provoking: provokingest, provokingly, unprovoking

USAGE EXAMPLES

But the judge called the shooting callous and unprovoked and noted that some victims were shot in the back.

Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016)

The man stabbed by Mr. Laufer, he added, was left with “permanent scars and a daily reminder of the heinous, unprovoked attack.”

New York Times(Dec 14, 2016)

As reporters mingled near his locker, “Pacman” Jones launched an unprovoked verbal attack on Pryor, his former teammate in Cincinnati.

Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016)

adj occurring without motivation or provocation

" unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt

Syn

motiveless, wanton
unmotivated

without motivation

单词	unprovoked
释义	unprovoked (once / 7457 pages) adj Something that's unprovoked is done for no good reason, with no real cause. A slap across your face is unprovoked if you did nothing to make the slapper mad at you. President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously described the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, which brought the US into World War II, as "unprovoked and dastardly." A military action that isn't reacting against a previous attack is unprovoked, and a furious outburst from your friend is also unprovoked if you gave him no reason to be angry. Unprovoked comes from the verb provoke, to deliberately incite anger or annoyance in someone. The Latin root is provocare, "call forth or challenge." WORD FAMILY unprovoked: unprovokedly+/provocation: provocations/provocative: provocatively, unprovocative/provoke: provocation, provocative, provoked, provoker, provokes, provoking/provoked: unprovoked/provoker: provokers/provoking: provokingest, provokingly, unprovoking USAGE EXAMPLES But the judge called the shooting callous and unprovoked and noted that some victims were shot in the back. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) The man stabbed by Mr. Laufer, he added, was left with “permanent scars and a daily reminder of the heinous, unprovoked attack.” New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) As reporters mingled near his locker, “Pacman” Jones launched an unprovoked verbal attack on Pryor, his former teammate in Cincinnati. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) adj occurring without motivation or provocation " unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt Syn motiveless, wanton unmotivated without motivation
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