Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cite: To quote or refer to a specific passage, source, or authority as evidence or justification for an argument or statement.
   • To invoke: To call upon or appeal to a principle, law, rule, or precedent for support in a discussion or legal context.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Luật sư viện dẫn điều luật mới để bào chữa. (The lawyer cited the new statute to defend.)
  • Anh ấy thường viện dẫn lời của các triết gia cổ đại. (He often invokes the words of ancient philosophers.)
  • Đừng viện dẫn những lý do không thuyết phục. (Do not cite unconvincing reasons.)

Advanced Usage

• Legal and Academic Context: The word is frequently used in formal writing, legal arguments, and scholarly work to indicate the act of referencing authoritative texts.
  • Tòa án viện dẫn hiến pháp trong phán quyết. (The court invoked the constitution in its ruling.)

Variants and Related Words

• Viện dẫn chứng (v): To cite evidence. (Less common variant, often simply "viện dẫn" is used.)
• Sự viện dẫn (n): The act of citing or invocation; a citation.

Synonyms

• Cite: To quote as an example or proof.
• Invoke: To call on for authority or justification.
• Refer to: To mention or allude to.
• Adduce: To cite as evidence (formal).

Related Idioms

• Viện dẫn lẽ phải: To invoke reason or righteousness.
  • Trong tranh luận, cô ấy luôn viện dẫn lẽ phải. (In arguments, she always invokes reason.)