invitation

🇬🇧 UK/.invi'teiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kB1

Definitions

n.

A spoken or written request asking someone to attend an event or do something; an alluring temptation.

邀请,请柬;诱惑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
innot, opposite of
+
vitother
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ationact, process, state
=invitation

Common Collocations

  • 1.formal invitation正式邀请
  • 2.wedding invitation婚礼邀请

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She received an exclusive invitation to the charity gala event.

  • 2.

    The open door was an invitation for thieves to enter the empty house.

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