基本释义
[verb] instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
[动词] 煽动或挑起（不良或暴力的情绪或行动方式）
深入解读
Foment 是一个与小站（微信公众号：田间小站）推送过的 ferment 形似且容易混淆的单词。
该词源自拉丁语 fomentum （温敷，泥敷剂），15世纪初经古法语 fomenter （热敷伤口） 进入英语后，也是用在医学领域表示“热敷、热罨”。
不恰当的热敷特别是长时间热敷会产生一定的副作用，包括烫伤、诱发局部肿胀、引起疼痛反应等。从类似的概念出发，到了17世纪20年代后， foment 开始引申发展出现在的主要含义指“煽动、挑起、激起”事端、冲突、暴力、反叛等不良或暴力的情绪或行动方式，常作正式用语使用，意味着如同长时间热敷那般，煽动者通过持续提供新的刺激来使人的反叛精神保持活力，比如：
- 挑起事端
foment trouble - 激起仇恨
foment hatred - 煽动军事政变
foment a military coup
外刊例句
- Ever since Mr Putin illegally annexed Crimea and fomented war in Ukraine, the West has imposed sanctions on Russia and Russia has imposed sanctions on the West.
自从普京非法吞并克里米亚并在乌克兰挑起战争以来，西方国家对俄罗斯实施了制裁，而俄罗斯也对西方实施了反制裁。
——《经济学人》 - Prigozhin maintained that he was not fomenting a coup, merely trying to force a change of the top military leadership.
普里戈任坚称，他不是在煽动政变，只是试图迫使军事最高领导层更迭。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
“foment” 这个词的中文解释是 “煽动，挑起，鼓动”。
以下是包含 “foment” 这个词的50个短语，每个短语都附有中文解释：
- foment unrest – 煽动不安
- foment rebellion – 激起叛乱
- foment dissent – 鼓动不和
- foment protest – 煽动抗议
- foment discord – 挑起纷争
- foment agitation – 煽动骚乱
- foment violence – 挑起暴力
- foment tension – 加剧紧张
- foment chaos – 制造混乱
- foment hostility – 煽动敌意
- foment division – 引发分裂
- foment resentment – 引起怨恨
- foment unease – 引起不安
- foment a revolt – 激起反抗
- foment uprisings – 煽动起义
- foment radicalism – 煽动激进主义
- foment anarchy – 鼓动无政府状态
- foment social unrest – 煽动社会不安
- foment political turmoil – 激起政治动荡
- foment anti-government sentiment – 煽动反政府情绪
- foment public anger – 挑起公众愤怒
- foment civil disorder – 煽动社会混乱
- foment ethnic tensions – 煽动种族紧张关系
- foment class struggle – 煽动阶级斗争
- foment religious conflict – 煽动宗教冲突
- foment economic upheaval – 煽动经济动荡
- foment cultural clashes – 引发文化冲突
- foment ideological battles – 煽动意识形态斗争
- foment resistance movements – 激起抵抗运动
- foment nationalist sentiment – 激起民族主义情绪
- foment separatist movements – 鼓动分离主义运动
- foment discontent – 煽动不满
- foment frustration – 引起挫折感
- foment anger – 煽动愤怒
- foment opposition – 激发反对
- foment public outrage – 引发公众愤慨
- foment dissenting voices – 鼓动异议声音
- foment radical ideas – 煽动激进观点
- foment extremist ideologies – 煽动极端意识形态
- foment social upheaval – 引发社会动荡
- foment political instability – 鼓动政治不稳定
- foment religious fanaticism – 煽动宗教狂热
- foment cultural clashes – 引发文化冲突
- foment ideological battles – 煽动意识形态斗争
- foment resistance movements – 激起抵抗运动
- foment nationalist sentiment – 激起民族主义情绪
- foment separatist movements – 鼓动分离主义运动
- foment discontent – 煽动不满
- foment frustration – 引起挫折感
- foment anger – 煽动愤怒
同近义词
abet: encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense
incite: encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior)
instigate: bring about or initiate (an action or event)
