evoke

/ɪˈvəʊk/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈvəʊk/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈvōk/ (ame, mw)

evoke — 動詞

  • evokepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • evokeshe / she / it
  • evokedpast simple
  • evoking-ing form

1. to cause a particular memory, emotion, or mental image to arise in someone's min

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

喚起

引發記憶或情感

to cause a particular memory, emotion, or mental image to arise in someone's mind, often one that is vivid or deeply felt.

例句

The old black-and-white photograph evoked memories of Andrés's childhood summers in Taiwan.

那張黑白老照片喚起了 Andrés 在臺灣度過的童年夏日回憶。

For many listeners, that simple piano melody evokes a deep sense of peace and nostalgia.

對許多聽眾來說，那段簡單的鋼琴旋律喚起了深沉的平靜與懷舊之情。

music + evoke + sense of [emotion] — collocation pattern

同義詞
  • call to mind

    more formal and deliberate; often used of conscious recollection rather than involuntary feeling

  • conjure up

    more informal; suggests creating a vivid mental image, often intentionally

  • summon

    implies conscious effort or active calling forth of a memory or feeling

反義詞
  • suppress

    actively push a memory or feeling out of one's mind

  • forget

    memory fades or is lost over time

文法句型

evoke + noun phrase (memory, feeling, image)

用法筆記

Frequently used with abstract objects — memories, emotions, or sensory impressions. The subject is often a sensory trigger such as a smell, sound, image, or place rather than a person.

常見錯誤

❌The song evoked me happy.
✅The song evoked happy memories in me.
💡evoke takes a direct object that is a memory, feeling, or image, not a person with a state.
❌I evoked about my childhood.
✅The old house evoked childhood memories.
💡evoke is transitive; the thing that calls forth the memory is the subject.

2. to produce a particular reaction, response, or effect from someone, especially o

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

引起；引發

產生某種反應或效果

to produce a particular reaction, response, or effect from someone, especially one that is noticeable or strong.

例句

The mayor's unexpected announcement about the tax increase evoked strong criticism from local business owners.

市長關於增稅的意外宣布引起了當地企業主的強烈批評。

proposal/announcement + evoke + reaction from [group] — typical collocation

Her speech about the refugee crisis evoked genuine compassion from the audience that night.

她關於難民危機的演說在那晚引起了聽眾真誠的同情。

同義詞
  • elicit

    more neutral and technical; focuses on drawing out a response or information, often deliberately

  • provoke

    stronger and often negative; suggests the response is intense, angry, or unwilling

  • trigger

    more informal; implies an automatic, sudden cause-and-effect relationship

反義詞
  • quell

    stop or calm a reaction, especially a negative one

  • deter

    discourage or prevent a response from occurring

文法句型

evoke + noun phrase (reaction, response)

用法筆記

The subject is typically an action, event, or statement rather than a person. The object is usually an abstract reaction such as anger, sympathy, criticism, laughter, or applause.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher evoked the students to answer.
✅The teacher's question evoked a response from the students.
💡evoke cannot take a person as its direct object meaning 'cause someone to do something.'