invitational
invitational — 名詞
- invitationalsingular
- invitationalsplural
1. A competition or gathering, especially in sports, that is open only to people wh
邀請賽
僅限受邀者參加的比賽
A competition or gathering, especially in sports, that is open only to people who have received a personal invitation.
The school chess team practiced every afternoon for the state invitational in March.
學校象棋隊為了三月的州邀請賽，每天下午都練習。
invitational as countable noun, often preceded by adjective
Folake trained every day for six weeks before the local swimming invitational.
Folake 在地方游泳邀請賽前，每天訓練了六個星期。
Only the top five schools were asked to play in the debate invitational.
只有排名前五的學校獲邀參加辯論邀請賽。
The invitational brought together young runners from twelve different countries.
這場邀請賽匯集了來自十二個不同國家的年輕跑者。
Arjun's coach told him he had been chosen for the junior tennis invitational.
Arjun 的教練告訴他，他已經獲選參加青少年網球邀請賽。
- tournament
more general; a tournament may be open or invitational
- invitational event
more explicit, but less common as a single-word noun
- closed competition
emphasises the restriction on entry
- open tournament
anyone can enter, unlike an invitational
用法筆記
Often used as part of a compound noun with the sport or activity named first (e.g., golf invitational, chess invitational, tennis invitational).
常見錯誤
invitational — 形容詞
- invitationalpositive
- more invitationalcomparative
- most invitationalsuperlative
1. Describes an event, competition, or gathering that is restricted to people who h
受邀的
限受邀者參加的
Describes an event, competition, or gathering that is restricted to people who have received a formal invitation.
The invitational games were open only to the best players in the area.
這場受邀制的比賽只開放給該地區最優秀的選手。
attributive adjective: invitational + noun
Joaquín got a letter about his place on the invitational art programme.
Joaquín 收到一封信，通知他入選了受邀制的藝術課程。
Henrik practiced every day before the invitational competition in June.
Henrik 每天練習，為六月的受邀制比賽做準備。
Yara was happy to play at the invitational music festival in Vienna.
Yara 很開心能參加維也納的受邀制音樂節演出。
- by invitation only
phrasal equivalent, more common in everyday language
- closed
simpler, but broader in meaning
- invite-only
informal, common in modern usage
用法筆記
Almost always placed before the noun (attributive use). You would not say 'The tournament was invitational' in natural English — use 'by invitation only' instead.
常見錯誤
2. Created, submitted, or joined because someone else specifically asked for it.
應邀的
應要求而準備或提交的
Created, submitted, or joined because someone else specifically asked for it.
The artist created an invitational piece for the gallery show last month.
這位藝術家為上個月的畫廊展覽創作了一件應邀作品。
collocation: invitational piece / invitational essay
Esme sent in an invitational essay for the school writing journal.
Esme 為學校寫作期刊投了一篇應邀文章。
The group read each invitational entry before making their choice.
小組在做出選擇之前，讀完了每一篇應徵稿件。
Tariro wrote an invitational piece for the school paper after being asked.
Tariro 應邀為校刊寫了一篇文章。
- solicited
more formal; means 'asked for by someone'
- commissioned
implies payment or official request, narrower than invitational
- requested
simpler but less specific to formal submissions
- unsolicited
submitted without being asked; opposite of invitational in this sense
用法筆記
Rare in everyday conversation; most often found in formal contexts such as academic journals, art catalogues, or conference proceedings.