citation
/saɪˈteɪʃən/noun
1
- a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work（尤指学术作品中对书、论文、作家的）引文, 引证; 引用, 引述：
the majority of the citations are to work published during the past 20 years
大部分引文是过去20年发表的作品
mass noun recognition through citation is one of the principal rewards in science.经人引用从而得到认可是科学研究的主要回报之一。
1.1
- a mention of a praiseworthy act or achievement in an official report, especially that of a member of the armed forces in wartime（正式）表彰, 嘉奖; （尤指战时对军人的）嘉奖令。
1.2
- a note accompanying an award, describing the reasons for it（嘉）奖状, 荣誉状：
the Nobel citation noted that his discovery would be useful for energy conversion technology.
诺贝尔荣誉状上提到, 他的发现将对能量转换技术作出贡献。
1.3
- Law a reference to a former tried case, used as guidance in the trying of comparable cases or in support of an argument【律】（对先例的）援引。
2
- Law, chiefly N. Amer. a summons【律】〈主北美〉传讯, 传唤, 传票：
a traffic citation.
交通事故传唤。
词源
Middle English (in sense 2)： from Old French, from Latin citatio（n-）, from citare 'cite'.