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招待,邀请,请帖;吸引

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Invitation \In`vi*ta"tion\, n. [L. invitatio: cf. F. invitation.
   See {Invite}.]
   1. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a
      person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a
      dinner, or to visit a friend.

   2. A document written or printed, or spoken words, ?onveying
      the message by which one is invited.

   3. Allurement; enticement. [R.]

            She gives the leer of invitation.     --Shak.

资料来源 : WordNet®

invitation
     n 1: a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present
          or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch";
          "she threw the invitation away"
     2: a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble"