"invitation" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 邀请
• 请柬

Definition

Invitation 指邀请某人参加某个活动、去某个地方或一起做某事的请求。它也可以指用来发出邀请的卡片、信息或电子邮件。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见搭配有 'send', 'get', 'accept', 'decline' 和 'receive' an 'invitation'。'Invitation to' 后面常接名词或活动，如 'an invitation to dinner'；'invitation to do something' 也可以，但语气稍正式。它也可以用于比喻，比如 'an invitation for trouble'。

Examples

I got an invitation to my friend's birthday party.

我收到了朋友生日聚会的**邀请**。

She sent a wedding invitation by email.

她通过电子邮件发来了一份婚礼**请柬**。

Thank you for the invitation to dinner.

谢谢你的晚餐**邀请**。

I was surprised to get an invitation from my old boss.

我很惊讶收到了前老板的**邀请**。

If you didn't get an invitation, you probably weren't on the list.

如果你没有收到**邀请**，那你可能不在名单上。

Leaving your laptop in the car is an invitation for trouble.

把笔记本电脑留在车里简直是自找麻烦，这就是在发出**邀请**。