evoke
- IPA[ɪˈvəʊk]
英式
- bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind；elicit (a response)
verb: evoke, 3rd person present: evokes, gerund or present participle: evoking, past tense: evoked, past participle: evoked
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind the sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood
- ▪ elicit (a response) the Green Paper evoked critical reactions from various bodies
- 2. invoke (a spirit or deity) Akasha is evoked in India when a house is being built to ensure its completion
