summonverb詞源 1/ˈsʌmən/

• 1

  To call people together; to convene; to convoke.

  • Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
• 2

  To ask someone to come; to send for.

  • The cousins separated, and Nain Singh joined a caravan posing as a merchant. This time he crossed the border successfully. Singh eventually entered Jih-k’a-tse, the second-largest city in Tibet. It was in Jih-k’a-tse that he was summoned to meet the country’s second-highest religious authority, the Panchen Lama, who turned out to be only 11 years old.
• 3

  To order (goods) and have delivered

  • You can summon groceries, alcohol and medicines to your home: chips and vodka on New Year’s Eve, say, and then aspirin on New Year’s Day.
• 4

  To rouse oneself to exert a skill.

  • For securing the attainment of what he considered to be a most desirable end, he summoned all his abilities with a most praiseworthy energy and perseverance.
  • Joseph needed to summon all his reserve to keep his self-control, for no sooner had Asa voiced his request than Joseph recalled his remark to Aaron about a child being given to this couple in lieu of their giving Mary to him.
• 5

  fantasyTo call a resource by magic.

  • “Why won't you teach me to summon water? I can summon fire so easily, it's only logical that I should learn to put out my mistakes.”
• 6

  lawTo summons; convene.

summonnoun詞源 1/ˈsʌmən/

• 1

  video-gamesA creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding.

  • Conjuration magic in Baldur's Gate 3 allows players to summon a variety of helpful creatures […] These summons can assist players in combat and exploration, providing strategic advantages with their unique abilities.
• 2

  call, command, order

  • The deceased was 58 years of age, was the picture of health even five or six hours prior to his death, when suddenly the grim messenger came with a summon from a Higher Tribunal, calling him to duties above.

summonnoun詞源 2

• 1

  slangA fine; a fee or monetary penalty incurred for breaking the law; usually for a minor offence such as a traffic violation.

  • You better pay off the parking summon tomorrow before you kena interest on it.
• 2

  slangA notice of an infringement of the law, usually incurring such a penalty; a citation or ticket.

summonverb詞源 2

• 1

  slangTo impose such a fine or penalty, or to issue a notice thereof.

  • The police summoned the driver for speeding.
  • They kena summoned for littering.