invitation

• n.招待；誘因

招待する、招く、招く。

invitation (n.)

mid-15c., from Latin invitationem (nominative invitatio) "an invitation, incitement, challenge," noun of action from past participle stem of invitare "invite, treat, entertain," originally "be pleasant toward," from in- "toward" (see in- (2)). Second element is obscure; Watkins suggests a suffixed form of root *weie- "to go after something, pursue with vigor," and a connection to English gain (see venison). Meaning "the spoken or written form in which a person is invited" is from 1610s.

1. "I can't pass this up." She waved the invitation .

「私はこの機会を逃すことはできません」と彼女は招待状を振って言った。

2.Elizabeth had a standing invitation to stay with her.

エリザベスは招待され、いつでも彼女の家に泊まることができる。

3.I visited Japan in 1987 at the invitation of the Foreign Minister.

日本外相の招きにより、1987年に日本を訪問しました。

4.The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend.

シリア人はまだ出席要請を受けていない。

5.Entry to this competition is by invitation only.

招待されている場合にのみ参加できます。