invitation
英 [?nv?'te??(?)n]
美 [,?nv?'te??n]
中文詞源
invitation 邀請，招致來自invite,邀請，招致。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. "I can't pass this up." She waved the invitation.
- “我不能錯過這個機會，”她揮舞著請帖說。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Elizabeth had a standing invitation to stay with her.
- 伊麗莎白受到邀請，可以隨時去她家住。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I visited Japan in 1987 at the invitation of the Foreign Minister.
- 應日本外相的邀請，我于1987年訪問了日本。
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- 4. The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend.
- 敘利亞人還沒有接到出席邀請。
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- 5. Entry to this competition is by invitation only.
- 只有受邀請才能參加本次競賽。
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