Invitation

(noun.) a tempting allurement; 'she was an invitation to trouble'.

(noun.) a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; 'an invitation to lunch'; 'she threw the invitation away'.

校对:马蒂

• I should have been fond enough of you even to go that length, and you would have accepted my invitation--you would, sir, twenty years ago! 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• We all accepted his invitation on account of his party. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• To this invitation Father Christmas, in the name of them all, readily agreed. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• This was an invitation for Oliver to enter through a door which he unlocked as he spoke, and which led into a stone cell. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Dine with the Lord Mayor of London (if you can get an invitation) and observe the contrast. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• We therefore decline with thanks your Highness's courteous invitation to the banquet. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• To achieve these results, and to secure a note of invitation which could be shown to Lady Glyde, were the objects of my visit to Mr. Fairlie. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• During the time of my illness, we were still in London, where Mrs. Woodcourt had come, on my guardian's invitation, to stay with us. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Yes, he had no engagement at all for to-morrow; and her invitation was accepted with alacrity. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Mrs. Jennings received the refusal with some surprise, and repeated her invitation immediately. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Mr. Bell's invitation included Margaret. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• As a necessary sequence, I asked him if he would favor us with his company, and he promptly accepted the invitation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• I must now tell you that the Prince has given me a general invitation to go to him every evening, and I have settled my plan, to avoid it. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• George accepted the invitation, although his wife was a little ailing. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Mr Merdle issued invitations for a Barnacle dinner. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Here are the invitations all written. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Invitations of the formal kind had been wanting, however, for Will had never been asked to go to Lowick. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Mrs. Elton's invitations I should have imagined any thing but inviting. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• The invitations were sent, nearly all accepted, and the following Monday was set apart for the grand event. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• This method of printing finds application in fine line engraving in works of art, card invitations, and bank note engraving. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Tragedies and cravats, poetry and pickles, garden seeds and long letters, music and gingerbread, rubbers, invitations, scoldings, and puppies. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The old folks encouraged me by continual invitations to supper, and by leaving us together, till at length it was time to explain. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• But all the invitations were declined, and the last answer came into Lydgate's hands. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Miss Darcy, though with a diffidence which marked her little in the habit of giving invitations, readily obeyed. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• The temptation to postpone is much increased because the present offers so many wonderful opportunities and proffers such invitations to adventure. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Besides, if he is not well he won't wish for invitations. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Compliments, invitations, and presents were showered upon him in abundance from all quarters; his society was courted by all, and all appeared proud of his acquaintance. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• You know, I suppose, that she has declined all invitations to stay at Newport, even with her grandmother Mingott? 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Invitations were sent with despatch, and many a young lady went to bed that night with her head full of happy cares as well as Fanny. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.

校对:索尼亚