with obj. (常作be cited)
1
- 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。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- 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）。
2
- 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。
- US a citation〈美〉引用, 引证; 引文; 传讯; 传票; 传令嘉奖; （嘉）奖状。
派生词
citable
adjective词源
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'.