evocative
UK/ɪˈvɒkətɪv/US/i'vɒkәtiv/
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Bringing strong memories, images, or feelings to mind.
唤起记忆或情感的；令人联想的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom evoke (e- "out" + voc "call") + -ative = "tending to evoke." An evocative image calls feelings or memories out of you.
Root voc still carries 54 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.highly evocative极具感染力的
- 2.evocative of令人联想起…
- 3.evocative imagery唤起回忆的意象
- 4.powerfully evocative强烈唤起情感的
Example Sentences
- 1.
The novel paints an evocative picture of postwar Paris.
- 2.
Her music is hauntingly evocative of the sea.
- 3.
The photographs are deeply evocative of a vanished era.