agent provocateur

agent provocateur

美 [ˌɑʒɑ̃ prəvɑkəˈtɜr] 　英 [ˌæʒɒ̃ prəvɒkəˈtɜː(r)]

• n.（受雇于政府，怂恿某些政治团体人士犯法以便将之逮捕的）密探
• 网络大内密探；坐探；密使

词形变化

复数：agents provocateurs  

英汉解释

n.	1. someone who encourages people to do something illegal so that they can be arrested

例句

While business casual is a surprisingly broad church, at its limits would be Agent Provocateur, a British lingerie company.

虽然商业便服涵盖范围惊人的广泛，但英国女士内衣公司AgentProvocateur将是其极限。

A popular theory sees Guy Fawkes as an agent provocateur with other plotters, like Tresham, acting as double agents.

一种流行的理论把盖伊·福克斯看作潜伏在这群阴谋家中的密探，就像特瑞山姆一样，是个双面间谍。

The Ming dynasty, finding series, was ordered to chase nine agent provocateur order "ghost king seven steal" .

明朝刑部，大内密探龙龙九，奉命追捕「鬼王七盗」。

Would Agent Provocateur countenance shorts if the weather got hot enough?

如果天气足够炎热，AgentProvocateur会赞成穿短裤吗？

Skip to next paragraph The agent provocateur was Niall Ferguson of Harvard.

挑起这场辩论的是哈佛大学的NiallFerguson。

agent provocateur was Niall Ferguson of Harvard.

挑起事端者是哈佛大学的尼亚尔·佛格森。