Word · Frequency #20987
invocation
祈祷
核心释义
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
- 1.
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
The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
- 2.
召唤或传唤,尤其是司法上的召唤、要求或命令
A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
- 3.
行使或主张法律权利的行为
An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
- 4.
调用的行为,如函数调用
The act of invoking, such as a function call.
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
用法In use
The pastor opened the ceremony with an invocation for peace.
用法提示:invocation 作名词,表示祈祷。
In the horror movie, the villain used an invocation to summon a demon.
用法提示:invocation 作名词,表示符咒。
Her invocation for assistance during the crisis moved everyone to action.
用法提示:invocation 作名词,表示求助。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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