Someone who instigates an event causes it to happen.
例句
Jenkinson instigated a refurbishment of the old gallery...詹金森促成了老美术馆的重新整修。The violence over the last forty-eight hours was instigated by ex-members of the secret police.过去 48 小时的暴力事件是在前秘密警察的煽动下爆发的。
英汉词典释义
vt.
煽动;唆使;鼓动
It would not prove worthwhile to instigate a nuclear attack.挑起核攻击最终是不值得的。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. provoke or stir up;
"incite a riot""set off great unrest among the people"