invitation

/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

邀请；请柬；请帖

释义与例句

n. 邀请
a spoken or written request asking someone to go somewhere or do something
  1. She accepted our invitation to dinner.
    她接受了我们的晚餐邀请。
  2. I received an invitation to speak at the conference.
    我收到了在会议上发言的邀请。
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  1. He declined the invitation because he would be abroad.
    他谢绝了邀请，因为那时他将在国外。
n. 请柬；请帖
a card or message that invites someone to an event
  1. The wedding invitations were printed on recycled paper.
    婚礼请柬是用再生纸印制的。
  2. We sent out the party invitations two weeks ago.
    我们两周前发出了聚会请柬。
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  1. The invitation said that the ceremony would begin at noon.
    请柬上写着典礼将于中午开始。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 invitation 是可数名词，常用 an invitation to dinner/to a party；表示受邀做某事可用 an invitation to do sth，如 an invitation to speak。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • invite 邀请；请求
    动词，常用 invite sb to sth 或 invite sb to do sth，表示邀请某人参加活动或做某事。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • invite 邀请；（非正式）请柬
    invite 通常是动词，重音在第二音节；invitation 是标准名词，既可指邀请，也可指请柬。invite 作名词表示请柬属于非正式用法，正式写作中宜用 invitation。
    We invited our neighbours to the barbecue. 我们邀请邻居来参加烧烤聚会。
常见搭配
  • accept an invitation 接受邀请
    She accepted an invitation to join the committee. 她接受了加入委员会的邀请。
  • send out invitations 发出请柬
    They sent out invitations to all their former classmates. 他们给所有以前的同学都发了请柬。
  • by invitation only 仅凭邀请参加；非请勿入
    The private view is by invitation only. 这场预展仅限受邀者参加。