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?