invocation
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/ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃn/
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/ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃn/
A request for help or assistance, usually to a higher power or authority.
During the invocation, the priest asked God to bless the congregation.
在祈禱中,牧師請求上帝保佑會眾。
The act of starting a function or process in a computer program.
The program requires an invocation of the 'start' function to begin.
程序需要調用'開始'函數才能啟動。