invoked

/ɪnˈvoʊkt/· verb (过去式)

政治/外交/军事C1

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Chinese meaning

援yuán引yǐn;诉sù诸zhū(权quán利lì/条tiáo款kuǎn)

正zhèng式shì援yuán引yǐn、诉sù诸zhū权quán利lì或huò法fǎ律lǜ

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援yuán引yǐn宪xiàn法fǎ第dì五wǔ修xiū正zhèng案àn拒jù绝jué作zuò证zhèng

Example

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the nation's infectious disease efforts during the pandemic, invoked the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday and declined to answer questions from a Senate committee investigating the origins of COVID-19.

曾céng在zài疫yì情qíng期qī间jiān领lǐng导dǎo美měi国guó传chuán染rǎn病bìng防fáng控kòng工gōng作zuò的de安ān东dōng尼ní·福fú奇qí博bó士shì周zhōu三sān援yuán引yǐn宪xiàn法fǎ第dì五wǔ修xiū正zhèng案àn,拒jù绝jué回huí答dá参cān议yì院yuàn委wěi员yuán会huì有yǒu关guān新xīn冠guān病bìng毒dú起qǐ源yuán调diào查chá的de问wèn题tí。

Source: Axios · 29 Jul 2026

Background ✎

参cān议yì院yuàn委wěi员yuán会huì调diào查chá新xīn冠guān病bìng毒dú起qǐ源yuán,福fú奇qí援yuán引yǐn第dì五wǔ修xiū正zhèng案àn拒jù绝jué作zuò证zhèng引yǐn发fā关guān注zhù。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 invocare,in-(向)+ vocare(呼唤)

  • in-(向)+ vok/voc(呼喊,拉丁词根)+ -ed(过去式后缀)

Collocations

  • invoke a right / invoke a clause / invoke the Fifth Amendment

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