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单词 evocative
释义 evoc·a·tive
\ə̇ˈväkəd.iv, ēˈ-, -kətiv\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin evocativus, from Latin evocatus + -ivus -ive
1. : serving or tending to evoke or call forth something
 < a preface evocative … of interest — Times Literary Supplement >
 < the function of alcoholic overindulgence on some individuals … is not … evocative of socially or personally disapproved behavior — R.M.Lindner >
2.
 a. : tending to evoke an emotional response : charged with emotion as well as meaning
  < the ideas of Thomas Jefferson will always be evocative … read or heard they inspire and arouse any audience — W.S.Lynch >
  < spheres of discourse … rich in evocative or emotive overtones — F.W.Leakey >
 b.
  (1) : tending by artistic imaginative means to re-create (as a mood, time, place, or personality) especially in such a manner as to produce a compelling impression of reality
   < superbly evocative account, rooted in fact but crowned with imagination — E.M.Lustgarten >
   < one of his book's most evocative passages … describes the effect of this lotus land on the American soldiers — Time >
   < a war novel … powerful and terse, with evocative, minute details of war — Richard Plant >
  (2) : tending to inspire or evoke vivid memories, recollections, or associations
   < the old photographs are charmingly evocative — Lee Rogow >
   < described and illustrated the apples of England: their evocative names, subtle flavors, and the season of highest quality for each — Herbert & Mary Miles >
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