invitation 英[ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn] 美[ˌɪnvɪˈteʃən]

n. 招待，邀請; 請柬，請帖; 引誘，吸引，誘惑;

[例句]The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend

敘利亞人還沒有接到出席邀請

invitation

1. an/ the invitation to(a party, wedding, meeting...)參加...的邀請

☉an invitation to a New Year's Eve party.

參加新年晚會的邀請

☉Thank you for the invitation to your wedding.

=Thank you for the wedding invitation.

感謝你的婚禮邀請。

2. an invitation to do sth (做...)的邀請

☉an invitation to speak at a scientific conference 在科學大會發言的邀請

3. 與動詞搭配:

☉turn down/refuse/decline/reject ...

拒絕某人的邀請

I must sadly decline your generous invitation.

很抱歉，我不得不謝絕您的盛情邀請。

☉take up/accept... 接受某人的邀請

We'd love to take up your invitation to visit you some time.

我們願意接受您的邀請，找時間看望您。

☉get/have/ receive... 收到；受到...

We got a wedding invitation from Laura and Hank.

我們收到了Laura和Hank的婚禮請柬。

☉give/send/extend... 發出邀請...

The head extended an invitation to all parents to come and see the school.

校長邀請所有家長到學校來參觀。

4. at one's invitation

=at the invitation of sb 因某人的邀請

We travelled to Beijing at my brother's invitation.我因兄弟邀請前住北京。

He is here to give a concert at the invitation of the association.他應協會邀請來此舉行音樂會