elicit

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
    — Shouts of laughter were elicited, smart biddings drawn out, from the whispers of a timid miss, to the stentorian voice of a fox-hunting squire, and not a few fracas from parties either contending for a supposed prize, or disclaiming their chance for it,...
  2. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
    — Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
  3. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
形容词 adj.
  1. Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. not-comparable,obsolete
    — An elicit act of equity.

词形变化

elicits present,singular,third-person eliciting participle,present elicited participle,past elicited past

词汇关系

衍生词
elicitability elicitable elicitation elicitin elicitor unelicited

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).
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