词典释义：
释义
n.
a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something
口头邀请；请帖，请柬
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a wedding invitation .婚礼请柬。
[mass noun]the action of inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something
邀请
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a club with membership by invitation only 受邀才能成为会员的俱乐部
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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。
[in sing.]a situation or action that tempts someone to do something or makes a particular outcome likely
吸引；引诱，挑逗；招致，要求，号召
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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。
词源
"late Middle English： from French, or from Latin
