summons
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summons — 名詞
- summonssingular
- summonsesplural
1. A written order from a court that requires a person to attend a legal hearing, t
傳票
法院要求出庭的正式文件
A written order from a court that requires a person to attend a legal hearing, typically because they are part of a lawsuit.
Padma received a summons to appear in court next Monday.
Padma 收到了一張傳票，要求她下週一出庭。
summons + to-infinitive (purpose)
If you ignore a court summons, the judge may issue a warrant for your arrest.
如果你忽略法院傳票，法官可能會發出逮捕令。
The lawyer studied the summons carefully before preparing her response.
律師在準備回應前仔細研究了傳票。
Brooke was served with a summons at her front door early in the morning.
Brooke 一大早就在自家門口收到了送達的傳票。
用法筆記
A summons is the document that starts a civil lawsuit. It is different from a subpoena, which orders a witness to give evidence.
常見錯誤
2. A formal request or command for someone to come to a particular place, especiall
召喚
要求某人到場的正式命令
A formal request or command for someone to come to a particular place, especially from someone in authority.
The manager sent a summons for all staff to attend the emergency meeting.
經理發出召集通知，要求全體員工參加緊急會議。
summons + for + person + to-infinitive
Hamza received a summons from the principal's office and wondered what he had done wrong.
Hamza 收到了校長辦公室的召喚通知，不知道自己做錯了什麼。
A royal summons reached the castle, ordering the knight to appear before the king.
一道王室召令抵達城堡，命令騎士到國王面前報到。
Allison ignored the summons from the committee and faced a formal reprimand.
Allison 忽略了委員會的召喚通知，結果受到了正式譴責。
- call
Less formal than 'summons'; can be used in everyday situations.
- invitation
An invitation is polite and optional; a summons is a command that expects compliance.
- dismissal
Dismissal releases someone from attendance; a summons requires attendance.
summons — 動詞
- summonspresent simple I / you / we / they
- summonses3rd person singular
- summonsing-ing form
- summonsedpast simple
1. To officially direct someone to go to a particular place, especially when a pers
傳喚；召見
正式命令某人到場
To officially direct someone to go to a particular place, especially when a person in authority requests their presence.
Rafael was summoned to the principal's office to discuss his science project.
Rafael 被召見到校長辦公室討論他的科學專題。
Priya was summoned to the head office to discuss the new marketing campaign with senior directors.
Priya 被召見到總部，與高層主管討論新的行銷方案。
passive: be summoned + to-infinitive
The general summoned Tomás to headquarters for an urgent briefing.
將軍緊急召見 Tomás 到總部進行簡報。
Dahlia was summoned by the committee to explain her research in person.
Dahlia 被委員會召去當面說明她的研究內容。
- dismiss
To allow someone to leave, the opposite of ordering them to come.
文法句型
summon + object + to + place
be summoned + to-infinitive
用法筆記
This sense is frequently used in the passive form, especially in news reports ('He was summoned to the manager's office').
常見錯誤
2. To use legal authority to require a person to appear before a judge, for example
傳喚
法院命令出庭應訊
To use legal authority to require a person to appear before a judge, for example because they are accused of a crime or have information about a case.
Allison was summoned to court as a witness in the fraud investigation.
Allison 被傳喚出庭，為詐騙調查案擔任證人。
passive: be summoned to court as [role]
The company was summoned to answer a lawsuit filed by its former employees.
該公司被傳喚出庭，對前員工提起的訴訟作出答辯。
If the police summon you for questioning, you should contact a lawyer first.
如果警方傳喚你去問話，你應該先聯絡律師。
Hamza was summoned before the magistrate to answer the trespassing charge.
Hamza 被傳喚到治安法官面前，就非法入侵的指控作出答辯。
文法句型
be summoned to court
be summoned as + role
用法筆記
This sense is most common in the passive voice ('be summoned to court'). For the legal document itself, use the noun 'summons'.