| 单词 | instigator |
| 释义 | instigator noun[C] uk/ˈɪn.stɪ.ɡeɪ.tər/us/ˈɪn.stə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɚ/apersonwhocausessomething tohappen,especiallysomethingbad: （尤指坏事的）发起者；煽动者The instigators of thedisturbancehave notyetbeenidentified.目前还没有确定这起骚乱事件的煽动者。 Synonym initiator Causing things to happen
Examplesofinstigatorinstigator This was especially visible in the period of institution-based care between 1920 and 1950, with the training institution and the student association as instigators. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, substituted or newly coined terms may acquire meanings that were not intended by their instigators. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet her father, as theinstigatorof the disasters that follow, is the more to blame. From theCambridge English Corpus Usually those reported to have been instigators of the crimes were adult males over the age of 35. From theCambridge English Corpus Theinstigatormust bear the cost of this, the principle being that the destroyer pays (the 'instigatorprinciple'). From theCambridge English Corpus Women were represented as the victims rather than the instigators of adultery. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, at present, the maininstigatorof violence in the adolescent dyad and nature of the dyadic interaction remains an empirical question. From theCambridge English Corpus Theinstigatorfinds an archaeological firm and negotiates the cost and conditions for the work to be carried out. From theCambridge English Corpus It failed, but a similar initiative, started in the middle 1980s, was successful, albeit not via the mechanisms devised by its instigators. From theCambridge English Corpus None of the above directly implicates the electorate as the principalinstigatorof illiberalism. From theCambridge English Corpus Western media, in particular the 'populist newspapers', are presented as instigators and perpetuators of this negative phenomenon. From theCambridge English Corpus Their 'demonstration' was quickly suppressed and an investigation was launched to find the supposed instigators. From theCambridge English Corpus The physician instigators of strikes have an obligation to consider the potential effects of their actions. From theCambridge English Corpus It is clear that the secretariat was the chiefinstigatorin this process, its members working tirelessly behind the scenes to bring together opposing views. From theCambridge English Corpus Under (1a) for one's heart to undertake an activity - as aninstigatoror agent - is to desire to do that activity without actually doing it. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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