Word · Frequency #20987
invocation
祈祷
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
- 1.
The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
请求帮助或召唤某种高级存在的行为或形式,尤其是向神祈祷
- 2.
A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
召唤或传唤,尤其是司法上的召唤、要求或命令
- 3.
An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
行使或主张法律权利的行为
- 4.
The act of invoking, such as a function call.
调用的行为,如函数调用
符咒；求助；请求帮助或召唤某种高级存在的行为或形式,尤其是向神祈祷；召唤或传唤,尤其是司法上的召唤、要求或命令；行使或主张法律权利的行为
In use
The pastor opened the ceremony with an invocation for peace.
In the horror movie, the villain used an invocation to summon a demon.
Her invocation for assistance during the crisis moved everyone to action.
an invocation (to sb/sth)
表示祈祷对象时常用to。
The priest began the ceremony with an invocation to the gods.
牧师以对众神的祈祷开始仪式。
an invocation of sth
表示召唤或祈求某物。
The wizard uttered an invocation of ancient spirits.
巫师念诵了召唤古代神灵的咒语。
make an invocation
常用搭配，表示进行祈祷或召唤。
Connections
Collocations
- opening invocation
- 开场祈祷
- The ceremony began with an opening invocation.仪式以开场祈祷开始。
- ritual invocation
- 仪式性祈祷
- The priest recited a ritual invocation before the feast.牧师在宴会前诵读了仪式性祈祷。
- function invocation
- 函数调用
- A function invocation must include the correct arguments.函数调用必须包含正确的参数。
- invocation of the gods
- 对诸神的祈求
- The ancient hymn was an invocation of the gods.这首古老的赞美诗是对诸神的祈求。
- invocation of privilege
- 行使特权
- The witness avoided the question through invocation of privilege.证人通过行使特权避开了这个问题。
- magic invocation
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 invocation 拆成 in + voca + tion：心里(in)发出喊声(voca)呼求神明，即祈祷、求助。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious services、formal ceremonies、public gatherings 作“祈祷/呼求神助”解时，多用于宗教仪式、正式典礼或公共活动的开场，语体偏正式、庄重；口语中不太常见，表达“祈祷”时更常用 prayer。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ˈkeɪʃən/ 结尾，与 invocation 押韵。注意重音在 'ca' 上，而不是 'vo'；因此 invocation 与这些词成韵，但与 invoke /ɪnˈvəʊk/、vocal /ˈvəʊkəl/、vocabulary /vəˈkæbjələri/ 这类拼写相近的词并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.