reminiscent

Compared meaning: bringing a memory or feeling to mind (adjective).

比较义项：令人回想起／唤起某种记忆或情感的（形容词）。

• reminiscent 本词

  Almost always followed by 'of' plus the specific person, place or thing being recalled; it points to a concrete resemblance rather than a general mood.

  几乎总是与“of”连用，后接被联想起的具体的人、地点或事物，强调与某个具体事物的相似之处，而不是泛泛的情绪。

  The song's melody was reminiscent of the folk tunes her grandfather used to hum.

  这首歌的旋律让人回想起她祖父过去常哼唱的那些民谣。

• evocative

  Often stands alone without 'of', stressing the strength of the feeling or atmosphere stirred up rather than naming a specific thing it resembles.

  常常可以不接“of”独立使用，强调所唤起的情感或氛围之强烈，而不是指出所像的某个具体事物。

  The old black-and-white photographs were quietly evocative, stirring feelings she couldn't quite name.

  那些黑白老照片带着一种静静的怀旧气息，唤起了她说不清道明的情感。

Both describe something that brings a memory or feeling to mind. Reminiscent is almost always followed by 'of' plus the specific thing it recalls, pointing to a clear resemblance. Evocative often stands alone, stressing the strength of the feeling or atmosphere it stirs.

这两个词都可以形容某物让人联想到过去的事物或唤起某种情感，但reminiscent通常搭配“of＋具体对象”，说明像什么；evocative更强调唤起情感或氛围的强烈程度，常可不接具体对象、独立使用。