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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is a thought-provoking image, and it feels particularly pertinent to New York right now.
  那张图片发人深省，特别的是能让人立即联想到最近的纽约。
• 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。
• This is a moving, delicately performed, thought-provoking film.
  这是一部感人肺腑，表演细腻，发人深省的电影。
• 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。
• What is conveyed in the drawing is most thought-provoking and should arouse our social concern.
  图画中所反映的问题极其发人深思并且应当引起我们社会的关注。
• 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。