invitation

n

• ① 招待;邀请
  • a letter of invitation邀请函,请帖
  • an invitation to a cocktail party鸡尾酒会的邀请
  • Admission [Entry] is by invitation only.非请勿入。
  • at [on] the invitation of ...由…邀请;在…邀请之下
  • He went to the party on invitation.他应邀赴宴。
  • accept [decline] an invitation to deliver a speech接受[婉辞]发表演讲的邀请

• ② 请帖,邀请函
  • They sent out invitations to the wedding.他们发出喜帖。
  • They sent out invitations to dine with them.他们发出聚餐的请帖。

• ③ 诱惑;魅力;诱引<to>
  • Houses left unlocked are an open invitation to thieves.房子不上锁是公然引诱小偷上门。
  • The tyrant's evil deeds were an invitation to rebel.那个暴君的恶行招致[诱发]了叛变。