• vt. 背诵；叙述；列举
• vi. 背诵；叙述

re-,向后，往回，cite,召唤，援引。引申词义想起，背诵，朗诵。

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.

他能做的只是列举政府的种种不是。

来自柯林斯例句

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

每个孩子都得在班上背诵一首诗。

来自《权威词典》

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

我相信他能把它背下来.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. He is going to recite a poem.

他将要朗诵一首诗.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. He can recite the poem fluently.

他把那首诗念得琅琅上口.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》