invitation

CET4TEM4考研CET6中频词常用词汇

英 [ɪnvɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,ɪnvɪ'teʃən]

释义

n. 邀请；引诱

词态变化

复数: invitations;

近义词

call challenge summons

中文词源

invitation 邀请，招致

来自invite,邀请，招致。

英文词源

invitation (n.): mid-15c., from Latin invitationem (nominative invitatio) "an invitation, incitement, challenge," noun of action from past participle stem of invitare "invite, treat, entertain," originally "be pleasant toward," from in- "toward" (see in- (2)). Second element is obscure; Watkins suggests a suffixed form of root *weie- "to go after something, pursue with vigor," and a connection to English gain (see venison). Meaning "the spoken or written form in which a person is invited" is from 1610s.

双语例句

1. "I can't pass this up." She waved the invitation.: “我不能错过这个机会，”她挥舞着请帖说。

2. Elizabeth had a standing invitation to stay with her.: 伊丽莎白受到邀请，可以随时去她家住。

3. I visited Japan in 1987 at the invitation of the Foreign Minister.: 应日本外相的邀请，我于1987年访问了日本。

4. The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend.: 叙利亚人还没有接到出席邀请。

5. Entry to this competition is by invitation only.: 只有受邀请才能参加本次竞赛。

英英释意

1. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something;: "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"

2. a tempting allurement;: "she was an invitation to trouble"

实用场景例句

to issue/extend an invitation: 发出 / 致送邀请

to accept/turn down/decline an invitation: 接受 / 拒绝 / 婉拒邀请

an invitation to the party: 参加晚会的请柬

I have an open invitation (= not restricted to a particular date) to visit my friend in Japan.: 我在日本的朋友邀请我随时去看他。

A concert was held at the invitation of the mayor.: 在市长的邀请下举办了一场音乐会。

Admission is by invitation only .: 凭请柬入场。

Have you ordered the wedding invitations yet?: 你订制婚礼请帖了吗？

Leaving the doors unlocked is an open invitation to burglars.: 出门不上锁无异于开门揖盗。

...an invitation to lunch...: 共进午餐的邀请

The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend...: 叙利亚人还没有接到出席邀请。

Hundreds of invitations are being sent out this week.: 本周将寄出数百份请柬。

...gold embossed invitation cards.: 烫金的请柬

...a war that most liberal Democrats regarded as an invitation to disaster...: 一场大部分自由民主党人认为会招致灾难的战争

Don't leave your shopping on the back seat of your car — it's an open invitation to a thief.: 别把买的东西放在汽车后座上——那会招来小偷的。

I incurred his displeasure by refusing the invitation.: 我因拒绝邀请而惹怒了他.

Delightedly she accepted the invitation.: 令人高兴的是她接受了邀请.

He gladly accepted their invitation.: 他欣然接受了他们的邀请.

He accepted the invitation with pleasure.: 他高兴地接受了邀请.

I excepted him from my invitation.: 我邀请的人里不包括他.

It'stands to reason that I should accept her invitation.: 按照常情,我应该接受她的邀请.

Much to my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation.: 不能接受您的盛情邀请,深为抱歉.

Their frequent invitation places us under an obligation to invite them to our house for a change.: 他们经常邀请我们,我们只好礼尚往来邀请他们到我们家.

I deem it an honour to accept your invitation.: 承蒙您的邀请,我觉得很荣幸.

We'll be very happy to accept your kind invitation.: 能接到你友好的邀请信我们将非常高兴.

He accepted the invitation with feigned enthusiasm.: 他假装热情地接受了邀请.

She feels flattered by your invitation.: 受你的邀请,她觉得非常荣幸.

He declined an invitation to dinner.: 他谢绝了赴宴的邀请.

It is polite that she accepts his invitation.: 她接受他的邀请,这显得她很有礼貌.

考试真题

You can have a try, but as far as i know,he seldom accepts invitations from his employees Q: What can we infer about Mr

They sent me an invitation with a note saying I could take a friend for free on the first day.

Decline the invitation as early as possible.

After they were given an invitation to appear live on BBC, the Beatles quickly became famous in Britain with nationwide tours.

If it had not been for his invitation the other day, I should not be here now.

Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts for their guests.

She has turned down several invitations to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies after school she plans to take a year off to model full time before going to university to get a degree in engineering or architecture.

The card above is an invitation.

Tom had to turn down the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.

That whispered message, half invitation and half forcing, is what most of us think of when we hear the words peer pressure.