elicit

elicit
[ɪˈlɪsɪt]
(elicited, eliciting)
  1. [with obj.]evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions
    引出;探出(反应,回答,事实)
    taboos can elicit quite violent reactions if they are broken.
    禁忌如果被打破可能会引起非常强烈的反应。
    ■(archaic)draw forth (something that is latent or potential) into existence
    (古)使(潜在的东西)显现,引发,诱发
    a corrupt heart elicits in an hour all that is bad in us.
    一颗堕落的心在一个小时之内将我们恶的一面全部诱发出来。
派生
elicitation
noun
elicitor
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin elicit- 'drawn out by trickery or magic', from the verb elicere, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + lacere 'entice, deceive'
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