provocateur
Significado: A person who deliberately provokes controversy, unrest, or confrontation, especially one who incites others to act unlawfully or recklessly.
Provocateur most commonly appears in the compound 'agent provocateur' — a person employed to infiltrate a group and incite its members into illegal acts that can then be used against them. Used independently, it describes anyone who stirs up trouble or challenges convention through deliberate provocation. In the arts, it can be a term of admiration for boundary-pushing creators.
Ejemplos
- The undercover officer was accused of acting as an agent provocateur, encouraging the protestors to commit acts of violence. 该卧底警察被指控充当内奸挑衅者,鼓动抗议者实施暴力行为。El agente encubierto fue acusado de actuar como provocador, alentando a los manifestantes a cometer actos violentos.その潜入捜査官は、抗議者に暴力行為を行うよう唆すおとり工作員として行動したと非難された。그 잠입 수사관은 시위대에게 폭력 행위를 하도록 부추기는 위장 도발자로서 활동했다는 비난을 받았다.
- The artist cultivated a reputation as a cultural provocateur whose installations were designed to shock and unsettle. 这位艺术家将自己塑造为一名文化挑衅者,其装置作品旨在震撼和动摇观众。El artista cultivó una reputación de provocador cultural, cuyas instalaciones estaban diseñadas para escandalizar e incomodar.そのアーティストは、観る者を衝撃と動揺に陥れるインスタレーションで知られる文化的挑発者としての名声を築いた。그 예술가는 관람자에게 충격과 불안을 안겨주도록 설계된 설치 작품으로 알려진 문화적 도발자로서의 명성을 쌓았다.
- Intelligence agencies have a long and controversial history of deploying provocateurs to destabilise dissident movements. 情报机构在部署挑衅者以破坏异见运动方面有着悠久且颇具争议的历史。Los servicios de inteligencia tienen una larga y controvertida historia de despliegue de provocadores para desestabilizar movimientos disidentes.情報機関には、反体制運動を不安定化させるために挑発者を送り込んできた長く物議を醸す歴史がある。정보기관에는 반체제 운동을 불안정하게 만들기 위해 도발자를 투입해 온 길고 논란 많은 역사가 있다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, journalism, legal
Tono: disapproving
Origen e historia
From French provocateur (one who provokes), from Latin provocare (to call forth, to challenge), combining pro- (forth) and vocare (to call). The term 'agent provocateur' entered English in the mid-19th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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