agent provocateur 的定义
plural a·gents pro·vo·ca·teurs [ey-juhnts pruh-vok-uh-tur; French a-zhahn praw-vaw-ka-tœr]. /ˈeɪ dʒənts prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr; French a ʒɑ̃ prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr/.
- a secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action, outbreak, etc., that will make them liable to punishment.
agent provocateur 近义词
secret agent
更多agent provocateur例句
- As he did this week, Carlson went so far as to feature specific supposed agent provocateurs — a “Person Two” and a “Person Three” who were named in the indictment of Thomas Caldwell.
- Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
- My agent at the time sent that tape to SNL and then they asked me to come in for an audition.
- I could complain about how, two out of eight episodes in, Agent Carter is in no hurry to introduce its real villain.
- Lalo said he reported the kidnapping to his ICE handlers, which was confirmed by a former federal agent familiar with the case.
- You would drink it, then “take a little nap and after that you feel wonderful,” according to a press agent.
- That the inconstancy of such notices, in cases equally important, proves they did not proceed from any such agent.
- The board will appoint a settling agent who shall keep the necessary records and accounts.
- It is probable he wished to provide written proof of a plea that he was an unwilling agent in the clutch of a mutinous army.
- When the carpet was done, Aunt Ri took the roll in her own independent arms, and strode with it to the Agent's house.
- Yes, the Agent had heard this; he had wondered why the widow did not come to see him; he had expected to hear from her.