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To convoke a meeting is to tell people that they must come together for it — a parliament, a council, a conference, a formal assembly. It is an official, rather old-fashioned verb. A teacher does not convoke a class; a government, a chairperson, or a church body might convoke an assembly. It is close to convene, and in many sentences convene is the more common choice today. Though actually, convoke keeps a slightly stronger “summoning” feel: you are not just arranging a meeting, you are calling people in. The Latin pieces are con- (together) and vocō (to call), the same family as voice. It is not invoke (to call on a rule or a spirit) and not evoke (to call a feeling or a memory up). A rare twin, convocate, means the same thing; convoke is the one you will actually see.
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組成Borrowed from Middle French convoquer, from Latin convocare: con- (together / with) + vocō (to call). Doublet of convocate.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
convokeverb/kənˈvoʊk/
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To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.
- Hail thou,—of leisure sweet the sire!— Who, round the bright, domestic fire, Dost link fond hearts in strongest ties, And kindle hopes, and mingle sighs, Or 'neath the taper's glancing light Convoke the banquet's festive rite.
- In June, 1933, a great public meeting, convoked by the State Government, was held in Melbourne[.]
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To call together.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。