invitationn.

Brit.

/ˌɪnvᵻˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌɪnvəˈteɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin invītātiōn-em, noun of action from invītāre to invite v. Compare French invitation (1593 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

a. The action of inviting or requesting to come, attend, or take part in something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > invitation

inviting1586

invitement1601

invitation1611

re-invitation1622

invite1659

invitatory1666

society > leisure > social event > hospitality > invitation > [noun]

lathing1547

invitation1611

invite1659

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Invitation, an inuitation, or inuiting.

1615 J. Stephens Ess. & Characters (new ed.) 353 The invitation of guests, provision of meate,..and his nuptiall garments.

1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 10 We saw him..at his own house, by his own invitation.

1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 23 June (1948) I. 296 Dr. Gastrel and I dined, by invitation, with the dean of Carlisle.

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians vii Those officers who came..on her son's invitation.

b. The spoken or written form in which a person is invited.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > invitation > spoken or written

invitation1615

society > leisure > social event > hospitality > invitation > [noun] > an invitation

invitation1615

card1749

1615 J. Stephens Ess. & Characters (new ed.) 368 She makes every new inhabitant pay the tribute of an invitation, before she speakes well of him.

1648 O. Cromwell Let. 9 Oct. in Writings & Speeches (1937) (modernized text) I. 668 I received an invitation from the Committee of Estates to come to Edinburgh.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xvii. 19 The invitations of a master are scarcely to be distinguished from commands.

1864 J. Walker Faithf. Ministry 200 The feast is waiting: the invitations are out.

c. In the Anglican Communion Office, the exhortation immediately preceding the Confession, beginning ‘Ye that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins’.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > parts of service > invitation > [noun]

invitatory1483

invitory1483

invitatorium1853

invitation1883

1883 F. E. Warren in Prayer-bk. Comm. (S.P.C.K.) 106 The Invitation, Confession, Absolution, and Comfortable Words are a..distinguishing feature of the present Anglican Liturgy.

†d. An entertainment to which one is invited. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > to which one is invited

invitation1682

1682 Heraclitus Ridens 28 Feb. 2/1 Two chief Magistrates..being merry at an Invitation, fell to Dancing.

2. figurative.

a. The presenting of attractions or inducements to come or advance; an instance of this; attraction; inducement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun]

tightingc1000

tolling?c1225

ticement1303

enticinga1340

ticinga1400

atticement1483

allure1534

luring1547

enticement1549

allurement1561

allurance1574

alluring1579

illurement1582

attraction1591

lurement1592

till1596

invitation1602

tract1620

illecebration1624

prolectation1625

invitement1627

inescation1645

inveiglement1653

allectation1656

tracture1658

solicitation1676

drumming1833

come-hither1835

chemistry1898

come-hitherness1918

1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. iii. 40 I espie entertainment in her. She carues, she Discourses. She giues the lyre of inuitation.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 561 This terrible of all terribles [death], as Aristotle calleth it, hath more of Invitation in it [than affrightment].

1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces vi. 196 The two first Invitations of people into this Countrey, were the strength of their Towns, and nature of their Government.

b. Bridge. (See quot. 1964.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > bid > other types of bid

ask1872

overcall1890

rescue bid1912

game-goer1913

reverse bid1915

denial1916

rebid1916

overbid?1917

rescue?1917

under-call1923

jump1927

invitation1928

score-bid1928

approach1929

pre-empt1929

one-over-one1931

response1931

cue-bid1932

psychic1932

asking bid1936

reverse1936

shut-out1936

under-bid1945

controlled psychic1959

relay bid1959

raise1964

psych1965

multi1972

splinter bid1977

1928 A. E. M. Foster Auction Bridge for All i. i. 22 There still lurks amongst a number of players the notion that a bid of a minor suit by their partner is what they call ‘an invitation to a No Trumper’. Again and again I have heard said: ‘I responded to your invitation, partner.’

1958 Listener 23 Oct. 669/3 With his excellent controls it is easy for West to accept the slam invitation.

1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 265/1 Invitation, a bid which encourages the bidder's partner to continue to game or slam, but gives him the option of passing if he has no reserve values in terms of high-card strength or distribution.

Compounds

C1. attributive, as invitation-card, invitation list, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [adjective] > by invitation only

invitation-card1819

1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 265 An invitation-card for a dinner party.

c1855 in M. Johnson Amer. Advertising, 1800–1900 (1960) Invitation notices, and every arrangement for funerals personally attended to with correctness and dispatch.

1902 A. Bennett Grand Babylon Hotel vi. 71 The invitation-list..contained no reference to any such person.

1931 A. E. M. Foster Auction Bridge made Clear 124 An original bid of Two of a suit is by them reserved as a ‘Demand’ or ‘Invitation’ bid. That is, a demand or invitation to partner to show his quick tricks.

1931 A. E. M. Foster Auction Bridge made Clear 125 Z has..a hand of over seven tricks but under eleven—the ‘Invitation Area’... Z bid ‘Two Hearts’ as an ‘Invitation’.

1968 Radio Times 28 Nov. 27/1 Invitation concert... Recorded before an invited audience.

C2.

invitation-dinner n. a dinner attended only by those who receive invitations.

ΚΠ

1808 J. Wolcot Epist. to Mrs. Clarke in Wks. (1812) V. 398 For invitation-dinners soon grow slack.

invitation-performance n. a performance attended only by those who receive invitations.

ΚΠ

1899 Daily News 25 May 9/1 The invitation performance was an immense success.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	invitation
释义	invitationn. Brit. /ˌɪnvᵻˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɪnvəˈteɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin invītātiōn-em, noun of action from invītāre to invite v. Compare French invitation (1593 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. a. The action of inviting or requesting to come, attend, or take part in something. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > invitation inviting1586 invitement1601 invitation1611 re-invitation1622 invite1659 invitatory1666 society > leisure > social event > hospitality > invitation > [noun] lathing1547 invitation1611 invite1659 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Invitation, an inuitation, or inuiting. 1615 J. Stephens Ess. & Characters (new ed.) 353 The invitation of guests, provision of meate,..and his nuptiall garments. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 10 We saw him..at his own house, by his own invitation. 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 23 June (1948) I. 296 Dr. Gastrel and I dined, by invitation, with the dean of Carlisle. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians vii Those officers who came..on her son's invitation. b. The spoken or written form in which a person is invited. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > invitation > spoken or written invitation1615 society > leisure > social event > hospitality > invitation > [noun] > an invitation invitation1615 card1749 1615 J. Stephens Ess. & Characters (new ed.) 368 She makes every new inhabitant pay the tribute of an invitation, before she speakes well of him. 1648 O. Cromwell Let. 9 Oct. in Writings & Speeches (1937) (modernized text) I. 668 I received an invitation from the Committee of Estates to come to Edinburgh. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xvii. 19 The invitations of a master are scarcely to be distinguished from commands. 1864 J. Walker Faithf. Ministry 200 The feast is waiting: the invitations are out. c. In the Anglican Communion Office, the exhortation immediately preceding the Confession, beginning ‘Ye that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins’. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > parts of service > invitation > [noun] invitatory1483 invitory1483 invitatorium1853 invitation1883 1883 F. E. Warren in Prayer-bk. Comm. (S.P.C.K.) 106 The Invitation, Confession, Absolution, and Comfortable Words are a..distinguishing feature of the present Anglican Liturgy. †d. An entertainment to which one is invited. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > to which one is invited invitation1682 1682 Heraclitus Ridens 28 Feb. 2/1 Two chief Magistrates..being merry at an Invitation, fell to Dancing. 2. figurative. a. The presenting of attractions or inducements to come or advance; an instance of this; attraction; inducement. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] tightingc1000 tolling?c1225 ticement1303 enticinga1340 ticinga1400 atticement1483 allure1534 luring1547 enticement1549 allurement1561 allurance1574 alluring1579 illurement1582 attraction1591 lurement1592 till1596 invitation1602 tract1620 illecebration1624 prolectation1625 invitement1627 inescation1645 inveiglement1653 allectation1656 tracture1658 solicitation1676 drumming1833 come-hither1835 chemistry1898 come-hitherness1918 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. iii. 40 I espie entertainment in her. She carues, she Discourses. She giues the lyre of inuitation. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 561 This terrible of all terribles [death], as Aristotle calleth it, hath more of Invitation in it [than affrightment]. 1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces vi. 196 The two first Invitations of people into this Countrey, were the strength of their Towns, and nature of their Government. b. Bridge. (See quot. 1964.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > bid > other types of bid ask1872 overcall1890 rescue bid1912 game-goer1913 reverse bid1915 denial1916 rebid1916 overbid?1917 rescue?1917 under-call1923 jump1927 invitation1928 score-bid1928 approach1929 pre-empt1929 one-over-one1931 response1931 cue-bid1932 psychic1932 asking bid1936 reverse1936 shut-out1936 under-bid1945 controlled psychic1959 relay bid1959 raise1964 psych1965 multi1972 splinter bid1977 1928 A. E. M. Foster Auction Bridge for All i. i. 22 There still lurks amongst a number of players the notion that a bid of a minor suit by their partner is what they call ‘an invitation to a No Trumper’. Again and again I have heard said: ‘I responded to your invitation, partner.’ 1958 Listener 23 Oct. 669/3 With his excellent controls it is easy for West to accept the slam invitation. 1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 265/1 Invitation, a bid which encourages the bidder's partner to continue to game or slam, but gives him the option of passing if he has no reserve values in terms of high-card strength or distribution. Compounds C1. attributive, as invitation-card, invitation list, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [adjective] > by invitation only invitation-card1819 1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 265 An invitation-card for a dinner party. c1855 in M. Johnson Amer. Advertising, 1800–1900 (1960) Invitation notices, and every arrangement for funerals personally attended to with correctness and dispatch. 1902 A. Bennett Grand Babylon Hotel vi. 71 The invitation-list..contained no reference to any such person. 1931 A. E. M. Foster Auction Bridge made Clear 124 An original bid of Two of a suit is by them reserved as a ‘Demand’ or ‘Invitation’ bid. That is, a demand or invitation to partner to show his quick tricks. 1931 A. E. M. Foster Auction Bridge made Clear 125 Z has..a hand of over seven tricks but under eleven—the ‘Invitation Area’... Z bid ‘Two Hearts’ as an ‘Invitation’. 1968 Radio Times 28 Nov. 27/1 Invitation concert... Recorded before an invited audience. C2. invitation-dinner n. a dinner attended only by those who receive invitations. ΚΠ 1808 J. Wolcot Epist. to Mrs. Clarke in Wks. (1812) V. 398 For invitation-dinners soon grow slack. invitation-performance n. a performance attended only by those who receive invitations. ΚΠ 1899 Daily News 25 May 9/1 The invitation performance was an immense success. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1602
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