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inviting 音标拼音: [ɪnv'ɑɪtɪŋ] a. 引人动心的,有魅力的 引人动心的,有魅力的 inviting adj 1: attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer" [ant: {uninviting}] Invite \In*vite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion. [1913 Webster] So many guests invite as here are writ. --Shak. [1913 Webster] I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on this. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract. [1913 Webster] To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] There no delusive hope invites despair. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism. Syn: To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract; entice; persuade. [1913 Webster] Inviting \In*vit"ing\, a. Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect. [1913 Webster] Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse and sarcasm. --W. Irving. -- {In*vit"ing*ly}, adv. -- {In*vit"ing*ness}, n. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 101 Moby Thesaurus words for "inviting":
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