invoke
verb- invoke something (against somebody)
to mention or use a law, rule, etc. as a reason for doing something 援引,援用(法律、规则等作为行动理由) - invoke somebody/something
to mention a person, a theory, an example, etc. to support your opinions or ideas, or as a reason for something Topics Opinion and argumentc1提及,援引(某人、某理论、实例等作为支持) - invoke something
to mention somebody’s name to make people feel a particular thing or act in a particular way 提出(某人的名字,以激发某种感觉或行动) - invoke somebody
to make a request (for help) to somebody, especially a god 向(某人)请求帮助;(尤指)祈求神助 - invoke something
to make somebody have a particular feeling or imagine a particular scene synonym evoke Some people think this use is not correct and evoke should be used instead.使产生,唤起,引起(感情或想象) - invoke something (
computing )计算机 to begin to run a program, etc. 调用;激活 - invoke somebody/something
to make evil appear by using magic 用法术召唤(魔鬼)
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from in- ‘upon’ + vocare ‘to call’.