引发

• 拼音: yǐn fā
• 汉字拆解: 引 = 弓 + 丨 (bow + pulled arrow — to draw, to lead); 发 = 癶 + 弓 (feet apart + bow — to release, to trigger)

含义

To trigger; to cause; to give rise to; to set off a chain of consequences. Used for events, reactions, debates, or crises initiated by some action or condition.

A formal and widely used verb implying that something acts as a catalyst for a subsequent development. More formal and neutral than 引起 (a near-synonym, also 'to cause/arouse') — 引发 tends to suggest a stronger initiating force or a more serious set of consequences. Common collocations: 引发争议 (to trigger controversy), 引发关注 (to draw attention/concern), 引发危机 (to trigger a crisis), 引发反应 (to cause a reaction).

例句

1. 这篇学术论文发表后在学界引发了广泛争议，数十位学者相继发表回应文章，围绕核心论点的辩论持续了近两年之久。
2. 气候变化正在全球范围内引发越来越频繁和强烈的极端天气事件，各国政府被迫重新审视现行的基础设施设计标准和应急响应机制。
3. 那起工厂安全事故不仅造成了重大人员伤亡，更引发了公众对地方监管部门长期失职问题的强烈质疑和舆论追责。

用法指南

语境: journalism, public policy, science, social commentary, law

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这项技术突破短短数月就引发行业商业模式重构，促使传统企业加速数字化转型。(This technological breakthrough triggered an industry-wide business model reset within months and pushed traditional companies to speed up digital transformation.)
• 历史学家指出，这场危机的直接导火索是监管失灵，根源则是数十年积累的结构性矛盾，并非单一事件引发。(Historians point out that the direct trigger of the crisis was regulatory failure, while its roots were decades of accumulated structural contradictions, not a single event.)

错误说法

• 我引发了他来这里 — 引发 does not mean 'to cause someone to come somewhere' — that sense uses 引来 or 把…带来; 引发 specifically means to trigger a reaction, event, or process, not to bring a person to a location

起源与历史

引 (to lead/draw — 弓 bow + 丨 an arrow drawn back; to draw a bowstring, to lead, to guide) + 发 (to emit/send out — 癶 feet apart + 弓 bow; to release an arrow, to emit, to trigger)

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal