summon
英 ['sʌmən]
美 ['sʌmən]
vt. 召唤；召集；鼓起；振作
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中文词源
summon 传唤，召唤，传讯sum-,在下，-mon,警告，词源同 monitor,admonish.即给予警告，后引申词义传唤，召唤等。
英文词源
summonsummon: see monstersummon (v.)c. 1200, "call, send for, ask the presence of," especially "call, cite, or notify by authority to be at a certain place at a certain time" (late 13c.), from Anglo-French sumunre and directly from Old French somonre, variant of sumundre, somondre "summon," from Vulgar Latin *summundre "to call, cite," from Latin summonere "hint to, remind privately," from sub "under" (see sub-) + monere "warn, advise" (see monitor (n.)). In part also from Medieval Latin use of summonere. Meaning "arouse, excite to action" is from 1580s. Related: Summoned; summoning.
双语例句
1. We couldn't even summon up the energy to open the envelope. 我们甚至连打开信封的力气都没有了。 来自柯林斯例句
2. The oddest events will summon up memories. 那些非常稀奇古怪的事情会唤起人们的记忆。 来自柯林斯例句
3. It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother. 她用了整整一个月才鼓足勇气告诉了妈妈。 来自柯林斯例句
4. He could not summon ( up ) the courage to tell them about it. 他鼓不起勇气告诉他们那件事. 来自辞典例句
5. Mr Rushworth, shall we summon a council on this lawn? 罗什渥兹先生, 我们就在这块草地上开个会 怎么样 ? 来自辞典例句