invitation

invitation
noun
  1. 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
  1. late Middle English: from French, or from Latin invitatio(n-), from invitare (see invite)
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