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外刊例句
- Ever since Mr Putin illegally annexed Crimea and fomented war in Ukraine, the West has imposed sanctions on Russia and Russia has imposed sanctions on the West.
自从普京非法吞并克里米亚并在乌克兰挑起战争以来,西方国家对俄罗斯实施了制裁,而俄罗斯也对西方实施了反制裁。
——《经济学人》 - Prigozhin maintained that he was not fomenting a coup, merely trying to force a change of the top military leadership.
普里戈任坚称,他不是在煽动政变,只是试图迫使军事最高领导层更迭。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
[动词] 煽动或挑起(不良或暴力的情绪或行动方式)
深入解读
Foment 是一个与小站(微信公众号:田间小站)推送过的 ferment 形似且容易混淆的单词。
该词源自拉丁语 fomentum (温敷,泥敷剂),15世纪初经古法语 fomenter (热敷伤口) 进入英语后,也是用在医学领域表示“热敷、热罨”。
不恰当的热敷特别是长时间热敷会产生一定的副作用,包括烫伤、诱发局部肿胀、引起疼痛反应等。从类似的概念出发,到了17世纪20年代后, foment 开始引申发展出现在的主要含义指“煽动、挑起、激起”事端、冲突、暴力、反叛等不良或暴力的情绪或行动方式,常作正式用语使用,意味着如同长时间热敷那般,煽动者通过持续提供新的刺激来使人的反叛精神保持活力,比如:
- 挑起事端
foment trouble - 激起仇恨
foment hatred - 煽动军事政变
foment a military coup
权威用例
要高度警惕外部势力在本地区煽动“新冷战”、制造阵营对抗,坚决反对任何国家以任何理由干涉内政、策动“颜色革命”,把本国发展进步的前途命运牢牢掌握在自己手中。
We must be highly vigilant against external attempts to foment a new Cold War or camp-based confrontation in our region. We must resolutely reject any interference in our internal affairs and the instigation of "color revolutions" by any country under whatever pretext. The future of our development must be held firmly in our own hands.
出自习主席在上海合作组织成员国元首理事会第二十三次会议上的讲话(双语全文)。
同近义词
- abet: encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense
- incite: encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior)
- instigate: bring about or initiate (an action or event)