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

• But Ms Raskin points out three thought-provoking parallels, and investors and economists should take note.
  但拉斯金指出了3个发人深省的相似之处，投资者和经济学家应注意。
• This photo does reflect a thought-provoking social phenomenon which is not uncommon in China now.
  图片反映了一个引人深思的社会现象，这个现象在今天的中国很普遍。
• 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。
• This challenging book is one of the most thought-provoking that I've ever read.
  这本有趣（或具有挑战性）的书是我读过的最发人深省的书。
• The brothers believed that Chinese animation should be instructive, logical and thought-provoking besides being entertaining to its audience.
  兄弟俩认为，中国动画除了能够娱乐观众以外，还应当具有启发性、逻辑性和发人深省。
• In He Qifang s poem anthology Prediction, the use of color images is splendid and thought-provoking.
  何其芳在其诗集《预言》里将颜色意象运用得十分出色和耐人寻味。
• 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。
• The actress Katherine Hepburn's thoughts on the matter are certainly thought-provoking.
  毫无疑问，女演员凯瑟琳·赫本在这个问题上的想法是发人深省的。
• He's got a great personality and a thought-provoking facial expression.
  他有一个伟大的人格和发人深省的面部表情。
• 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。