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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": admissible, admissive, admissory, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beckoning, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, challenging, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come- hither, coquettish, delightful, enchanting, encouraging, energizing, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, galvanic, galvanizing, glamorous, heart- robbing, hospitable, hypnotic, imbibitory, ingestive, interesting, intriguing, intromissive, intromittent, invitational, invitatory, irresistible, juicy, lively, lovely, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth- watering, open, piquant, prepossessing, prompting, provocative, provoking, provoquant, racy, ravishing, readable, receivable, receptible, receptive, recipient, rich, rousing, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, spicy, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, succulent, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, thought- challenging, thought- inspiring, thought- provoking, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous, welcoming, winning, winsome, witching
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