I could elicit no response from him.是什么意思？

I could elicit no response from him.

我从他那里套不出任何反应。

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

elicit

vt. 引出，探出，诱出（回答等）；

例句
When I was able to elicit only a gentle smile, I thought perhaps this was a commentary on my humor.
当我只能让人微微一笑时，我觉得这可能是对我幽默感的一种评价吧。

no

adv. 不，否，一点也没有；adj. 没有的，不许的，一点儿也没有，决不是的；n. 不，否定，否认，反对票，否决票；abbr. 数字(number)，元素锘(nobelium)的符号；

例句
...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating.
丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头

response

n. 反应，回答，答复，[宗]回应经文，应唱圣

例句
The general response was one of understandable bafflement.
大家的反应是感到困惑，这一点情有可原。

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。