inflammatory
Significado: Intended to arouse angry or violent feelings. In medicine, relating to or causing inflammation in the body.
Inflammatory has two distinct uses. In rhetoric and media, inflammatory language or remarks deliberately provoke strong emotional reactions — anger, outrage, or hostility. Inflammatory speech may be legally actionable if it incites violence or hatred. In medicine, an inflammatory response is the body's natural reaction to infection or injury, characterised by redness, swelling, heat, and pain. Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce this response. Context usually makes the intended sense clear.
Ejemplos
- The politician was criticised for making inflammatory remarks that risked inciting violence amongst already tense communities. 这位政治家因发表可能在本已紧张的社区中煽动暴力的煽动性言论而受到批评。El político fue criticado por hacer declaraciones incendiarias que podían incitar a la violencia en unas comunidades ya de por sí tensas.その政治家は、すでに緊迫した地域社会において暴力を煽りかねない扇動的な発言をしたとして批判されました。그 정치인은 이미 긴장된 지역 사회에서 폭력을 선동할 위험이 있는 선동적 발언을 했다며 비판받았다.
- The tabloid headline was deliberately inflammatory, designed to generate outrage and boost readership. 那条小报标题故意具有煽动性,旨在引发愤怒并提高阅读量。El titular del tabloide era deliberadamente inflammatory, diseñado para generar indignación y aumentar la tirada.そのタブロイド紙の見出しは意図的に扇動的で、怒りを引き起こし読者数を増やすために作られたものでした。그 타블로이드 신문의 헤드라인은 의도적으로 선동적이었으며, 분노를 자극하고 독자 수를 늘리기 위해 만들어졌다.
- The doctor prescribed anti-inflammatory medication to reduce the swelling in her injured knee. 医生开了抗炎药物来减轻她受伤膝盖的肿胀。El médico le recetó medicación antiinflamatoria para reducir la hinchazón de su rodilla lesionada.医師は負傷した膝の腫れを抑えるために抗炎症薬を処方しました。의사는 부상당한 무릎의 부기를 줄이기 위해 항염증 약물을 처방했다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: media, academic, medical
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin inflammare (to set on fire, inflame), from in- (into) and flammare (to flame), from flamma (flame). Both senses — the medical and the rhetorical — derive from the metaphor of fire.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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