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单词 evocation
释义 evo·ca·tion
\ˌē(ˌ)vōˈkāshən, ˌevəˈ-, ˌevōˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin evocation-, evocatio, from evocatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or fact of evoking or calling forth, out, or up : summoning, citation
 < the most conspicuous result of these four laws was the evocation of protests from many states — W.C.Ford >
 < both amazed and amused by this evocation of the old Hebrew principle — C.G.Bowers >
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 a. : the summoning of a spirit by incantation; also : the ritual used in such incantation : spell
  < emotion is an evocation and in ways beyond the senses alters events — creating good and evil luck — W.B.Yeats >
 b. : the calling upon a deity for assistance : invocation
  < there are no prayers, only continuous evocations — Negley Farson >
 c. obsolete : the summoning of a case from an inferior by a superior court (as on appeal)
2. : the act or an instance of artistic imaginative re-creation or portrayal (as of a mood, time, place, or personality) especially in such a manner as to produce a compelling impression of reality or authenticity
 < a garrulous, gossipy, and engaging evocation of a vanished age — W.H.Hale >
 < an evocation of the locomotive in musical terms — Newsweek >
 < not so in his most deeply felt portraits, as in that heroic and pathetic evocation of himself in old age — F.J.Mather >
 < terse and vivid, precise and realistic in its evocation of disagreeable detail — American Guide Series: Ind. >
 < excellent powers of description and evocation — Alexander Klein >
3. embryology : induction 4f; specifically : initiation of development of a primary embryonic axis — contrasted with individuation
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