Their insulting remarks were a provocation.是什么意思？

Their insulting remarks were a provocation.

他们侮辱的话使人愤怒。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

insulting

adj. 出言不逊的，侮辱的，无礼的；v. 侮辱，冒犯( insult的现在分词)；

例句
The article was insulting to the families of British citizens...
那篇文章侮辱了英国公民家庭。

remarks

n. 话语( remark的名词复数 )，注意，看，观察；v. 谈论，评论( remark的第三人称单数 )，注意到…；

例句
He addressed his remarks to Eleanor, ignoring Maria.
他和埃莉诺聊了聊，而没搭理玛丽亚。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

provocation

n. 挑衅，挑拨，激怒，刺激，愤怒，愤怒的原因；

例句
Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。