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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think you have matured more, love letters, written out of it is self-reflection, thought-provoking.
  我认为你已经成熟多了，初恋的信，写出来却是自我的反省，令人深思。
• 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。
• In addition the school also offers a variety of interesting, thought-provoking, richly colorful elective courses.
  此外学校还开设了集知识性、趣味性于一体的丰富多彩的选修课。
• The experience of 1930s Japan is thought-provoking.
  上世纪30年代日本的经历发人深省。
• I found this story thought-provoking.
  我发现这个故事发人深省。
• 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。
• 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。