• vt. 背誦；敘述；列舉
• vi. 背誦；敘述

re-,向后，往回，cite,召喚，援引。引申詞義想起，背誦，朗誦。

recite

recite: [15] Recite came, probably via Old French reciter, from Latin recitāre ‘read out’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back, again’ and citāre ‘call, summon’ (source also of English cite, excite, incite, etc). Recitative ‘speech-like singing’ [17] was borrowed from Italian recitativo.
=> cite, excite, incite

recite (v.)

early 15c., from Old French reciter (12c.) and directly from Latin recitare "read aloud, read out, repeat from memory, declaim," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + citare "to summon" (see cite). Related: Recited; reciting.

1. All he could do was recite a list of Government failings.

他能做的只是列舉政府的種種不是。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Each child had to recite a poem to the class.

每個孩子都得在班上背誦一首詩。

來自《權威詞典》

3. I do not doubt ( but ) that he can recite it.

我相信他能把它背下來.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. He is going to recite a poem.

他將要朗誦一首詩.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. He can recite the poem fluently.

他把那首詩念得瑯瑯上口.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》