首页英语词典elicitelicit英英释意

elicit

英[ɪ'lɪsɪt] 美[ɪ'lɪsɪt]
  • vt. 抽出,引出;引起

英英释意


1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
"arouse pity"
"raise a smile"
"evoke sympathy"
2. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning);
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
3. derive by reason;
"elicit a solution"