thought-provoking

英 [ˈθɔːt prəvəʊkɪŋ]

美 [ˈθɔːt prəvoʊkɪŋ]

adj.  发人深省的; 引人深思的

现在分词：thought-provoking　

牛津词典

adj.

• 发人深省的；引人深思的
  making people think seriously about a particular subject or issue

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (书籍、电影等)发人深省的，引人深思的
  If something such as a book or a film isthought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously.
  1. This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film.
     这部电影令人捧腹，却又发人深省。

英英释义

adj

• stimulating interest or thought
  1. a challenging hypothesis
  2. a thought-provoking book
  Synonym:challenging

双语例句

• Three years ago, John Taft, a senior Canadian banker, wrote a thought-provoking book about finance.
  三年前，加拿大资深银行家约翰•塔夫脱（JohnTaft）写了一本关于金融的发人深省的著作。
• The experience of 1930s Japan is thought-provoking.
  上世纪30年代日本的经历发人深省。
• By asking thought-provoking questions, you can not only collect valuable information but also distinguish yourself from the pack.
  通过问一些引发思考的问题，你不仅可以收集有价值的信息，还能让你脱颖而出。
• This book is not only informative, but it is thought-provoking and entertaining too.
  这本书不仅信息量大，而且有启发性和趣味性。
• Through the years and in several exhibitions, their works emerged as the creative assessment of thought-provoking artistic minds.
  这些年来，以及经过数个展览，他们的作品成为了发人深省的艺术想法的创造性评估。
• Nevertheless, the numbers are thought-provoking, even in hard-nosed, cynical New York.
  不过，即使是在以精明和不轻信著称的纽约，网络欺诈数量之多也引人深思。
• It is a very thought-provoking cartoon, in which numerous people are crowding on earth.
  在这幅发人深思的图中我们可以看到地球上面簇拥着无数的人。
• The picture is thought-provoking, and what it illustrates is a common phenomenon in our society today.
  这幅画是发人深省的，它所说明的是我们今天社会普遍存在的一种现象。
• I found this story thought-provoking.
  我发现这个故事发人深省。
• Simple as the pictures are they do demonstrate certain thought-provoking social phenomenon.
  这些图虽然简单，但是却确实表明了一个发人深思的社会现象。