evoke
/ɪˈvəʊk/verb
with obj.
1
- bring or recall to the conscious mind唤起; 使人想起:
that potent tang evoking nostalgic memories of childhood holidays.
使人对童年时代假日产生怀旧记忆的那种强烈风味。
1.1
- elicit (a response)引起(反应):
the Green Paper evoked critical reactions from various bodies.
绿皮书引起了各种机构的批评。
2
- invoke (a spirit or deity)召(魂); 唤(神)。
派生词
evocation
nounevoker
noun词源
early 17th cent. (in sense 2): from Latin evocare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of, from'+vocare 'to call'.