summon
- v. 召唤, 召集
- v. 鼓起
- Definition
- v. to officially order someone to come
- v. to gather your courage or strength
- Example
- She had to summon all her courage before speaking in public.
- 她在公开演讲前必须鼓起全部的勇气。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to officially order someone to appear (verb).
比较义项：正式传令某人前来／到场（动词）。
- summon 本词
The general word for officially calling someone to come or appear; used across many formal contexts, including courts, meetings, or offices, not only legal ones.
summon是通用词，指正式命令某人前来或到场，可用于法庭、会议、办公室等多种正式场合，不限于法律语境。
The principal summoned the student to her office after the incident.
事件发生后，校长把那名学生召见到了她的办公室。
- summons
A narrower, formal legal verb meaning to officially serve someone with a summons ordering them to appear in court; rarely used outside legal contexts.
summons是较窄的正式法律用词，指正式向某人送达传票，命令其出庭；很少用于法律语境之外。
He was summonsed to appear in court for the traffic violation.
他因交通违规被传唤出庭。
Summon and summons both mean to call someone to appear. Summon is the general word, used in courts or offices. Summons is a narrow legal verb: to formally serve someone an order to appear in court. Summon can mean to gather courage; not compared.
这两个词在“正式传唤某人前来或到场”这一意义上相近，但summons专用于法律语境，指正式送达传票、命令某人出庭；summon是通用词，可用于法庭、会议、办公室等各种正式场合。这里不比较summon“鼓起（勇气、力量）”等其他意义。