单词	elicitation
释义	elicite‧li‧cit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINelicit Origin: 1600-1700 Latin elicitus, past participle of elicere ‘to draw out’ Verb Table VERB TABLE elicit Simple Form Present I, you, we, they elicit he, she, it elicits Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they elicited Present perfect I, you, we, they have elicited he, she, it has elicited Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had elicited Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will elicit Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have elicited Continuous Form Present I am eliciting he, she, it is eliciting you, we, they are eliciting Past I, he, she, it was eliciting you, we, they were eliciting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been eliciting he, she, it has been eliciting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been eliciting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be eliciting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been eliciting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Short questions are more likely to elicit a response. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Behavior eliciting a negative response decreased in frequency. He or she is doing a certain thing and we interpret it in a certain way which elicits a given emotion. He, at least, was successful in eliciting an answer. Her strength was her ability to elicit and inspire confidences rather than fear in the people she befriended. She also elicited the views of the students about the way ward organisation helped them to learn. Single conspicuous targets in the half-field contralateral to the lesion could elicit fixations, implying detection and orienting by a subcortical system. The longest story is so full of pathos that the joke lines elicit only sympathy, not laughter. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► elicited ... response  When her knock elicited no response, she opened the door and peeped in. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► information · An effective general practitioner must have counselling skills to elicit important diagnostic information and manage consultations appropriately.· Other questions were designed to elicit information about extent of Creole use as perceived by the respondent.· The questionnaire which was eventually devised was designed to elicit information concerning: 1.· The less standardised section is used to elicit information more varied and qualitative in character.· Precise questions encourage precise answers while vague ones often elicit more information.· Neither seemed able to elicit any information.· Whatever the type of interview the basic purpose is always the same: to elicit information from the interviewee.· If you do not have a directory which includes specialist editors' names a quick phone call will soon elicit the information. ► response · It seems that baby talk is a natural response that babies elicit from adults!· But of course the patient has to figure this out from the responses elicited from the neuropsychologist. VERB► design · Other questions were designed to elicit information about extent of Creole use as perceived by the respondent.· Finally, it should be clear from the outset what sort of information the survey is designed to elicit.· The questionnaire which was eventually devised was designed to elicit information concerning: 1. ► try · He could take her upstairs now, try slowly to elicit some response from that virginal body. to succeed in getting information or a reaction from someone, especially when this is difficult:  When her knock elicited no response, she opened the door and peeped in.elicit something from somebody The test uses pictures to elicit words from the child.—elicitation /ɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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