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
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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)。
【律】 传讯,传唤
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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。
〈美〉 引用,引证;引文;传讯;传票;传令嘉奖;(嘉)奖状。
"late Middle English (in sense 2, originally with reference to a court of ecclesiastical law): from Old French