elicit是什么意思,elicit怎么用

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📰 外刊例句

But the hype about machines saving African lives ought to elicit caution. 这些能够帮助非洲挽救生命的机器得到了热火朝天的宣传,但我们对此应持谨慎态度。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《纽约时报》


📖 基本释义

[verb] evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions
[动词] 唤起或引起某人对自己的行为或问题给出(反应、回答或真相)


💡 深入解读

看到 elicit 这个单词,细心的老铁不仅不难发现该词与小站(微信公众号:田间小站)上周推送的implicit结尾相同,还可能会想起小站曾在好书推荐 | 一本“补短板”和“强弱项”的单词书一文中提到该词与 illicit (非法的)容易混淆。具体来说, elicit 与熟词 delicious 同词根 lic (引诱),17世纪40年代由拉丁语elicere(拉出)的过去分词elicitus进入英语后,原指“使露出、诱出”,也就是使潜伏的或潜在的东西显现出来。这个概念发展到现在主要用作正式用语,指在困难、痛苦或者需要技巧的情况下,“引出、引起”某人对自己的行为、问题作出反应或回答,以及从某人口中或身上“诱出、套出、探出”事实、信息等,常强调在努力实现目标的过程中的阻力,

比如:

He conscientiously endeavoured to elicit the truth from the witnesses.他认真努力地从目击证人那里探出真相。

As often as I try to persuade people to share their honest views, it is still a challenge to elicit them.好书用例

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead 。尽管我经常劝别人坦诚地分享自己的意见,但要让他们做到这一点还是比较困难的。出自小站在好书推荐 | 与其躺平,不如向前一步中推送过的

extort: obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means kindle: arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling) wring: obtain (something) with difficulty or effort同近义词


🔍 同近义词

  • extort: obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means
  • kindle: arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling)
  • wring: obtain (something) with difficulty or effort
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