invitation
n
1 [U] inviting or being invited 邀請
a letter of invitation 邀請信
Admission is by invitation only. 憑請柬入場.
2 [C] ~ (to sth/to do sth) request to go or come somewhere, or do sth 敦請某人去或來某處或做某事
send out invitations to a party 發出宴會請帖
I gladly accepted their invitation to open the fete. 我愉快地接受了他們的邀請, 為義賣會主持開幕式.
[attrib 作定語]
an invitation card 請帖.
3 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
~ to sb/sth (to do sth) that which tempts or encourages sb to do sth 引誘、 鼓勵或慫恿(某人做某事)的事物
An open window is an invitation to burglars/an invitation to crime. 窗戶開著會引賊入室[引發竊案].
invocation n ~ (to sb)
(a) [U] invoking or being invoked 援用; 求助於神或法律; 用法術召喚; 禱告祈求.
(b) [C] instance of this 援用; 求助於神或法律; 用法術召喚; 禱告祈求.
?? 擴展釋義
*[,invi'tei??n]n. 邀請, 請柬, 引誘【經】 邀請, 招待, 吸引相關詞組: at the invitation of sb
maten. (工人間的)伙伴,同事,老兄,老弟〔工人,水手間的親密稱呼〕;配偶〔男女任何一方〕,動物之偶(尤指鳥類),(一對中的)一只,配對物;[醫學](軍醫等的)助手;[航海](商船的)大副,駕駛員;
vt.& vi. (使)成為配偶;(使)交配;(一對動物或鳥)交配;交尾(~ with sth);