evoked

Thân thiện

The scientist evoked a response with a gentle tap on the knee.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation: Refers to something that is brought out, drawn out, or made to appear as a response to a specific stimulus or trigger. It describes a reaction that is not spontaneous but is instead produced or elicited by an external cause.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The therapist studied the patient's evoked responses to various sounds.
  • The experiment measured evoked potentials in the brain following a visual stimulus.
  • Her story evoked a strong emotional reaction from the audience. (Here, 'evoked' is the past tense of the verb 'evoke', demonstrating the action that leads to the elicited state).

Advanced Usage

• "evoked potential" (noun phrase): A specific electrical potential in the nervous system recorded following a stimulus.
  • Doctors use tests of auditory evoked potentials to diagnose hearing disorders.
• "elicited" as a near-synonym in context: Often used interchangeably in scientific or psychological contexts to describe a provoked response.
  • The elicited behavior was consistent across all test subjects.

Variants and Related Words

• Evoke (verb): To bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind; to elicit a response.
  • The smell of the ocean evokes memories of my childhood.
• Evocation (noun): The act of bringing or recalling a feeling, memory, or image to the conscious mind.
  • The poem is a powerful evocation of loss.

Synonyms

• Elicited: Drawn out or brought forth.
• Induced: Brought about or caused.
• Provoked: Stimulated or incited to a reaction.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: 'Evoked' itself is not typically used in phrasal verbs. The related verb 'evoke' is generally used transitively without particles.) - To evoke from: (A less common construction) To draw out or elicit something from someone or something. - The interviewer skillfully evoked a confession from the subject.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms directly using the adjective 'evoked'. Idioms typically use the verb form.) - To evoke a spirit/ghost: To call forth a spirit, often used metaphorically. - The old photograph seemed to evoke the ghost of happier times.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
   • evoked potentials
   • an elicited response

Từ đồng nghĩa

• elicited