invitation是一个英语单词,名词,作名词时意为“邀请;引诱;请帖;邀请函”。
英语中请某人出席或参加的书面信函(A written request for someone's presence or participation.)请柬也称请帖,有正式和非正式两种。非正式请柬就是常说的邀请信或邀请条,多用于亲戚朋友之间。正式请柬需要一定的格式书写,主要用于婚礼、丧礼、宴会、舞会、招待会、展览会等隆重开闭幕式、大型晚会、庆祝大会及其他正式社交场合。
例句用法:
Tactics like those of the colonel would have been an invitation to disaster.
上校的那些策略只会招致灾难。
There were doubts as to whether she was included in the invitation.
她是否在邀请之列,这点值得怀疑。
He spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned.
他说话很粗暴,好像是害怕他的邀请会被拒绝似的。
She made a gesture which he chose to interpret as an invitation.
她做了一个手势,他将此理解为一种邀请。
A herb garden where guests can only go at the invitation of the chef.
须经主厨邀请方可进入的香料种植园。