英语词汇“elicit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

elicitelicit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYelicit

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin elicitus, past participle of elicere to draw out

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

to get information, a reaction, etc. from someone, especially when this is difficult: Short questions are more likely to elicit a response.elicit something from somebody The circus act elicited “oohs” and “ahs” from the crowd. [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin elicitus, past participle of elicere to draw out]—elicitation /ɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]