名詞 citation:

1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
   同義詞：commendation
2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
3. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
   同義詞：cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
4. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
   同義詞：quotation, quote
5. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
6. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

1. Some dictionary writer use citation to show what word mean.
   有些辭典的編纂者用引文作例證以解釋詞義。
2. Something, especially an official award or citation, that commends.
   獎(jiǎng)品，獎(jiǎng)狀稱贊的某事，特別是官方的獎(jiǎng)品或獎(jiǎng)狀

ci.ta.tion

n.Abbr. cit.（名詞）縮寫 cit.
The act of citing.
引用，引述：引用的行為

A quoting of an authoritative source for substantiation.
引用：為支持觀點(diǎn)引用權(quán)威來源
A source so cited; a quotation.
引文，引言：被引用的東西；引言
Law A reference to previous court decisions or authoritative writings.
【法律】 援引例證：參考過去的法庭判決或權(quán)威材料
Enumeration or mention, as of facts, especially:
列舉或提及，如事實(shí)，尤指：
An official commendation for meritorious action, especially in military service:
褒獎(jiǎng)：對(duì)功勛行為的官方表彰，尤指在軍事服務(wù)中：
例句：
a citation for bravery.
因勇敢而給的嘉獎(jiǎng)

A formal statement of the accomplishments of one being honored with an academic degree.
表揚(yáng)：就接受學(xué)位的人所獲成就的正式聲明
An official summons, especially one calling for appearance in court.
傳票：官方傳票，尤指通知出庭的傳票

【引伸】
cita.tional
adj.（形容詞）
ci.tato.ry