visitation
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A visitation is an event in which God or another nonhuman being seems to appear to someone or contact them. (上帝等神灵的)显现
The young people have claimed almost daily visitations from the Virgin Mary. 这些年轻人说几乎每天都会看到圣母马利亚显圣。
2. N-COUNT People sometimes refer humorously to a visit from someone, especially from someone in authority, as a visitation. (尤指权威人士的)巡视; 一种幽默的说法
They had another visitation from Essex police. 埃塞克斯的警察再次拜访了他们。
3. N-UNCOUNT Visitation is the act of officially visiting someone. (正式的)访问[正式] [usu with supp]
House-to-house visitation has been carried on, under the regulations of the General Board of Health. 根据卫生委员会的规定,挨家挨户的访问持续进行了下去。
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visitation /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/ (visitations)
剑桥词典
- [ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
an official visit from someone important
(要人进行的)官方访问
humorous We're awaiting a visitation from the inspector . 我们正等待着督察前来巡视。
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ] US
an arrangement in which a divorced parent may spend time with the children he or she no longer lives with, at agreed times and under agreed conditions
(离婚的父母对子女的)探望
The mother agreed to visitation rights for the boys ' father . 那些男孩的母亲允许他们的父亲拥有探视权。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] formal
an event that is considered to be a message or a punishment from God
上帝显灵;天谴
In 1917 three shepherd children reported a visitation from the Virgin Mary. 1917年,3个牧童说圣母马利亚向他们显灵了。 返回 visitation