inflammatory

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inflammatory — 形容詞

  • inflammatorypositive
  • more inflammatorycomparative
  • most inflammatorysuperlative

1. Intended to make people feel angry or hostile, especially towards a particular p

1.形容詞B2
釋義

煽動的

激起憤怒的言論行為

Intended to make people feel angry or hostile, especially towards a particular person, group, or idea.

例句

Tanvi's inflammatory remarks about the new policy sparked heated debate in the office.

Tanvi 關於新政策的煽動性言論在辦公室引發了激烈辯論。

collocation: inflammatory remarks / inflammatory speech

Liang, the editor of a local newspaper, refused to publish the article on immigration, calling it unnecessarily inflammatory.

地方報紙編輯 Liang 拒絕刊登那篇關於移民的文章，稱其毫無必要地具有煽動性。

predicative use: be + inflammatory

常見搭配
  • inflammatory remarks
  • inflammatory speech
  • inflammatory comments
  • inflammatory headlines
  • inflammatory language
  • inflammatory post
同義詞
  • provocative

    More neutral — can be positive or negative; does not necessarily imply harmful intent

  • incendiary

    Stronger, often suggesting that the speech could lead to violence or destruction

  • divisive

    Focuses on creating disagreement between groups rather than anger itself

反義詞
  • conciliatory

    Intended to calm people down and resolve conflict

  • peaceful

    Describes language or actions that promote harmony rather than anger

文法句型

inflammatory + noun

be + inflammatory

用法筆記

Often used before nouns such as 'remarks', 'speech', 'comments', 'headlines', or 'language'. Common in news reporting and political discussion, where it carries a strongly negative judgement about the speaker's intention.

常見錯誤

His inflammatory joke made everyone laugh.
His offensive joke made everyone laugh.
'inflammatory' suggests deliberately provoking anger or conflict, not just being mildly rude or inappropriate.
The movie was inflammatory and I loved it.
The movie was provocative and I loved it.
'inflammatory' has a strongly negative tone and implies harmful intent; 'provocative' is more neutral and can be positive.

2. Relating to a biological process in which the body responds to harm by turning a

2.形容詞B2
釋義

發炎的

組織紅腫發炎的

Relating to a biological process in which the body responds to harm by turning an area red, swollen, warm, and sore.

例句

A cold compress helped bring down the inflammatory swelling in Dewi's sprained ankle.

冷敷幫助減輕了 Dewi 腳踝扭傷後的發炎性腫脹。

collocation: inflammatory swelling

Jiwoo was diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel condition that required changes to her diet.

Jiwoo 被診斷出患有發炎性腸道疾病，需要調整飲食習慣。

attributive: inflammatory + disease / condition

常見搭配
  • inflammatory response
  • inflammatory disease
  • inflammatory condition
  • inflammatory markers
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • inflammatory swelling
  • inflammatory process
同義詞
  • inflamed

    Describes the state of a specific body part rather than a type of medical condition or response

  • irritated

    Less technical, used for milder reactions that may not involve the full inflammatory response

反義詞

文法句型

inflammatory + noun

用法筆記

Common in medical and clinical contexts. Frequently modifies nouns such as 'response', 'disease', 'condition', 'markers', and 'process'. The noun form 'inflammation' and the opposite term 'anti-inflammatory' (adjective and noun) are very frequent in the same contexts.

常見錯誤

I have an inflammatory shoulder from lifting weights.
My shoulder is inflamed from lifting weights.
'inflammatory' describes the medical process or type of condition, not a body part that is currently swollen or painful.
The spicy food made my mouth inflammatory.
The spicy food irritated my mouth.
'inflammatory' is a clinical term for a specific biological response; 'irritated' is the correct everyday word for minor discomfort.

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