• vt. 引用；傳訊；想起；表彰

來自PIE*keie,運動，移動，詞源同cinema,conation.此處引申詞義召喚，援引。

cite

cite: [15] Latin ciēre or cīre meant ‘move’ (it was related to Greek kīnein ‘move’, source of English kinetic and cinema). From its past participle, citus, was formed the verb citāre, meaning ‘cause to move’, and hence ‘call, summon’. This passed into English (via Old French citer), as cite ‘summon officially’.

In the 16th century this came to be applied metaphorically to the ‘calling forth’ of a particular passage of writing, author, etc as an example or proof of what one is saying – hence the modern sense ‘quote’. The same Latin verb lies behind a range of other English verbs, including excite, incite, recite, and solicit.
=> cinema, excite, incite, kinetic, recite, solicit

cite (v.)

mid-15c., "to summon," from Old French citer "to summon" (14c.), from Latin citare "to summon, urge, call; put in sudden motion, call forward; rouse, excite," frequentative of ciere "to move, set in motion, stir, rouse, call, invite" from PIE root *keie- "to set in motion, to move to and fro" (cognates: Sanskrit cyavate "stirs himself, goes;" Greek kinein "to move, set in motion; change, stir up," kinymai "move myself;" Gothic haitan "call, be called;" Old English hatan "command, call"). Sense of "calling forth a passage of writing" is first attested 1530s. Related: Cited; citing.

1. His position does not empower him to cite our views without consultation.

他的地位并沒有給予他不經許可就引用我們觀點的權力。

來自柯林斯例句

2. It would be an endless task to cite such living examples.

這樣的實例舉不勝舉.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.

我可以舉出好幾件事來說明.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. I'll just cite some figures for comparison.

我要引用一些數字作比較.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

為了達到目的,魔鬼也會援引圣經.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》