evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions
引出;引起;得出(反应,回答,事实)
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taboos can elicit quite violent reactions if they are broken .禁忌如果被打破可能会引起非常强烈的反应。
〈古〉 使(潜在的东西)显现,诱出
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a corrupt heart elicits in an hour all that is bad in us .一颗堕落的心在一个小时之内将我们恶的一面全部诱发出来。
"mid 17th cent.: from Latin