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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。
祈祷
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
祈祷
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
The priest began the ceremony with an invocation to the gods.
牧师以对众神的祈祷开始仪式。
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.
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.
行使或主张法律权利的行为
An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
调用的行为,如函数调用
The act of invoking, such as a function call.
The pastor opened the ceremony with an invocation for peace.
牧师以祈求和平的祈祷开始了仪式。
In the horror movie, the villain used an invocation to summon a demon.
在恐怖片中，反派用符咒召唤恶魔。
Her invocation for assistance during the crisis moved everyone to action.
她在危机中的求助感动了所有人行动起来。
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。
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。
常用搭配，表示进行祈祷或召唤。
He made an invocation for peace at the gathering.
他在集会上为和平做了祈祷。
Not this
There was invocation at the start of the ceremony.
Use this
There was an invocation at the start of the ceremony.
英语中可数名词“invocation”前需要冠词，汉语无冠词，学习者易遗漏。
Not this
The witch performed an invocation for the demon.
Use this
The witch performed an invocation of the demon.
表示“召唤魔咒”时，固定搭配为“invocation of”，汉语“为”字直译易导致介词错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
开场祈祷
The ceremony began with an opening invocation.
仪式以开场祈祷开始。
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。
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。
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。
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。
魔法咒语
The sorcerer chanted a magic invocation to summon the spirit.
巫师念诵魔法咒语来召唤灵魂。
Use invocation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.