cite

cite
[sʌɪt]
verb
[with obj.](常作 be cited)

quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work
（尤指在学术作品中）引用（文章，书本，作家）以作为论据或说明之证，引证
■mention as an example
举例
medics have been cited as a key example of a modern breed of technical expert.
医生被引为现代培育的技术专家的主要范例。
■praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) for a courageous act in an official dispatch
传令嘉奖（某人，尤指军人）
(Law)summon (someone) to appear in a law court
(律)传讯，传唤
the writ cited only four of the signatories of the petition.
令状只传唤了四个在请愿书上签了名的人。

noun

派生
citable
adjective
语源

late Middle English (in sense 2, originally with reference to a court of ecclesiastical law): from Old French citer, from Latin citare, from ciere, cire 'to call'

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