the act of causing something to begin or happen 发起;唆使;煽动 - at the instigation of
An appeal fund was launched at the instigation of the President. 总统授意发起了一项救援基金。 - at somebody's instigation
It was done at his instigation. 那件事是在他的鼓动下干的。 He was involved in the instigation of acts of terrorism 他参与了煽动恐怖主义行为
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘incitement’): from Old French, or from Latin instigatio(n-), from the verb instigare, from in- ‘towards’ + stigare ‘prick, incite’.- at the instigation of