Invoking Meaning in English
word · lemma: invoke
释义
Calling upon a higher power, law, principle, or resource for help or support, or making use of something in a particular situation.
用法与细微差别
Used formally and often in legal, religious, or technical contexts. Common collocations: 'invoking the law', 'invoking a principle', 'invoking help', 'invoking a function' (computing). Not typically used in casual conversation. Distinct from 'evoking', which means 'to bring to mind'.
例句
She is invoking her right to remain silent.
basic
The ceremony began by invoking a blessing.
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The lawyer is invoking a new law in the defense.
basic
By invoking tradition, they justified the old rules.
natural
Developers are invoking the function to process the data.
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He avoided answering by invoking privacy.
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