请问这里为什么用could 和would?We would be honoured if you could accept our invitation to perform an item on the piano for this occasion.这是篇邀请函,为什么这边不是用将来时?

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请问这里为什么用could 和would?
We would be honoured if you could accept our invitation to perform an item on the piano for this occasion.这是篇邀请函,为什么这边不是用将来时?

would比较委婉

。上述语句的邀请还没发生。用would与could是用在假设到的情况

这是个表将来的虚拟语气,用于对将来没有太大把握的猜测上,用在请柬上显得很有礼貌,很含蓄.

Using "would" and "could" sounds more polite in many formal situation.