invitation

n. 邀请；引诱

中文词源

invitation 邀请，招致

来自invite,邀请，招致。

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.

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。