invocation
noun /ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- (formal) the act of asking for help, from a god or from a person in authority; the act of referring to something or of calling for something to appear
see also invoke(向神或权威人士的)求助;祈祷 - (computing
) the act of making a particular function start计算机 调用;启用
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin invocatio(n-), from the verb invocare, from in- ‘upon’ + vocare ‘to call’.