invocation

.invәu'keiʃәn
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英文释义

n. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
n. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
n. the act of appealing for help

中文翻译

n. 祈祷, 符咒

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记忆技巧

invocation 由前缀 in-（表示“在...里面”）和词根 voc（来自拉丁语 vocare，意为“呼唤”）以及后缀 -tion（表示“行为或状态”）组成，整体意义为“呼唤、祈祷的行为”。

例句

1. The priest began the ceremony with an invocation to bless the gathering.
牧师以祈祷开始了仪式，以祝福大家的聚会。
2. In her speech, she included an invocation for peace and understanding among all people.
在她的演讲中，她提到了对所有人之间和平与理解的呼吁。
3. The software requires an invocation of the main function to start running.
该软件需要调用主函数才能开始运行。

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