I invited them to dinner, a gesture of goodwill...是什么意思？

I invited them to dinner, a gesture of goodwill...

我请他们吃饭以示友善。

invited

v. 邀请( invite的过去式和过去分词 )，请求，引诱，招致；

例句
She invited 750 people aboard the luxury yacht, the Savarona...
她邀请了750人乘坐豪华游艇“萨瓦罗纳”号。

them

pron. 他们，她们，它们；

例句
I take care of them to the best of my abilities...
我尽我所能地照顾他们。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

dinner

n. 正餐，主餐，宴会，晚餐；

例句
At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself...
我父亲在餐桌上总是滔滔不绝地炫耀并吹嘘自己。

gesture

n. 手势，姿势，举止，动作，〔古语〕仪态，[计算机]光笔指令；vt. 做手势；vi. 用手势表现，表达或指

例句
He's living in a monastery in a gesture of atonement for human rights abuses committed under his leadership...
为了弥补自己当权时对人权的践踏，他以出家来谢罪。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

goodwill

n. 友好，亲善，好感，青睐，（企业的）信誉，声誉，商誉；

例句
They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.
他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾。