a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something 口头邀请;请帖,请柬 a wedding invitation. 婚礼请柬。 ■[mass noun]the action of inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something 邀请 a club with membership by invitation only. 受邀才能成为会员的俱乐部。 a herb garden where guests can only go at the invitation of the chef. 须经主厨邀请方可进入的香料种植园。 ■[in sing.]a situation or action that tempts someone to do something or makes a particular outcome likely 吸引;引诱,挑逗;招致,要求,号召 tactics like those of the colonel would have been an invitation to disaster. 上校的那种战术只会招致灾难。
语源
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin invitatio(n-), from invitare (see invite)