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• v. 引用, 引述
• ［英］ v. 引用, 引述 ( speak or write words taken from a passage)
• ［记］ 来自词根:cit ( 引用, 唤起) ; 如: incite ( 刺激, 激励)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (cited; citing)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French citer to cite, summon, from Latin citare to put in motion, rouse, summon, from frequentative of ciēre to stir, move — more at -kinesis
• Date: 15th century
• 1. to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
• 2. to quote by way of example, authority, or proof <cites several noteworthy authors
• 3.
  • a. to refer to; especially to mention formally in commendation or praise
  • b. to name in a citation
• 4. to bring forward or call to another's attention especially as an example, proof, or precedent <cited the weather as a reason for canceling the picnic
• Synonyms: see summon
• ? citable adjective

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