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99. voc, vok [L]=

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to call；voice 叫喊；声音
词根voc 来自拉丁动词vocare（意为to call“叫喊”）或者同根拉丁名词vox 的属格形式vocis
（意为voice“声音”）。vok 是voc 的同音异体。其实，voice 就是voc 的派生词，它是从法
语引进英语的。

advocate [ad-=to 对；voc=to call 叫喊；-ate n.=person 人→“person who calls to another's aid
对他人呼喊助威者”→]Ⅰn. person whopleads in favor of another;defender 辩护者；拥护者：
a warm advocate of a new theory 一种新理论的热烈拥护者→Ⅱv. speak in favor of;recommend
拥护；提倡：to advocate free speech 提倡言论自由

▽advocator [advocat(e);-or n.] n.提倡者；拥护者
advocacy [ad-;voc;-acy n.] n.辩护；拥护；提倡

provoke [pro-=forth 向前；vok=to call 呼喊；-e→] v.① call forth, or arouse 唤起；引起：His slip
of tongue provoked shouts of laughter.他一时失言引起哄堂大笑。② call out, or challenge, or
stimulate 对……挑衅；煽动；刺激：The waiter's insult provoked me to anger.侍者的侮辱激怒
了我。

▽provocation [pro-;voc;-ation n.] n.惹起；激怒；挑衅
provocative [pro-;voc;-ative a.] a.激怒的；挑衅的

vocal [voc=voice 声音；-al a.=pertaining to……的→] a.① pertaining to voice, speaking, etc. 声
音的；发音的：vocal organs 发音器官② expressing oneself freely in words 畅所欲言的：vocal
critic 畅言无忌的批判家

▽vocalic [vocal;-ic a.] a. [语音学]元音的；与元音有关的
vocalist [vocal;-ist n.] n.歌唱家；声乐家
vocalize [vocal;-ize v.] v.发音；说；唱

vocation [voc=to call 喊；-ation n.=the state or result 表状态或结果→“the state or result of being
called by God, one's interest, etc.为上帝、个人兴趣等所呼唤或感召的状态或结果”→] n.① job
which one feels he is chosen to do certainly 天职；使命：I feel no vocation for teaching.我觉得
我天生就不是教书的。② one's main job;regular occupation 职业；行业：She chose music as her
vocation.她选择音乐为职业。

▽vocational [vocation;-al a.] a.职业的；业务的

avocation [a-(ab-)=away 离开；voc=to call 召唤；-ation n. 表行为结果→“calling one away from
his regular employment 使人离开其主业的召唤”→] n. hobby or diversion;secondary job 业余
爱好；副业：My uncle's vocation is medicine, his avocation is music.我叔叔的职业是医生，业
余爱好是音乐。

evoke [e-(ex-)=out 出；vok=to call 呼唤；-e→] v.① call out, or summon forth 呼唤出；召出：
The photo evoked his memories of the past.那张照片唤起他对过去的回忆。② call out, or
produce (a reaction)引起（反应）：His words evoked great indignation.他的话引起强烈的愤慨。

▽evocation [e-;voc;-ation n.] n.引起；唤起
evocative [e-;voc;-ative a.] a.唤起……的；引起……的

invoke [in-=upon 于……之上；vok=to call 呼唤；-e→] v.① call upon (as for aid, protection, etc.)
要求（帮助）；祈求（保佑）：to invoke God's blessing 祈求上帝赐福② appeal to (a law or help)
诉诸；援引（法规）：The lawyer invoked an amendment.律师援引了一项修正案条文。

▽invocation [in-;voc;-ation n.] n.祈祷；援引
invocatory [in-;voc;-atory a.] a.祈祷的；求神的

revoke [re-=back 回；vok =to call 召唤；-e→“to call back a messenger 把信使召唤回来”→] v.
concel;withdraw (a decree, permission, etc.)撤回；废除；取消（法律、允诺等）：The committee
revoked a decision.委员会取消了一项决议案。

▽revocation [re-;voc;-ation n.] n.撤回；取消；废除
revocatory [re-;voc;-atory a.] a.废除的；撤销的

vocable [voc=voice 声音； -a-;-ble n.=thing 物→ “ that which stands for voice or sound in a
language 在一种语言中表示声音的东西”→] n. word in form and sound than in meaning（作为
音与形单位不作为意义单位的）词；语
vocabulary [vocabul (= vocable) = word 词，语；-ary n. = thing 物→“whole body of words 词
语的整体”→] n. words used in a language or by a person, etc.一种语言的词汇；（一个人等的）
词汇量：You should improve your vocabulary.你要扩大词汇量。

Call N Words Advocate V.① Vocation Favor Provoked