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. (上帝等神霛的)顯現
The young people have claimed almost daily visitations from the Virgin Mary. 這些年輕人說幾乎每天都會看到聖母馬利亞顯聖。
2. N-COUNT People sometimes refer humorously to a visit from someone, especially from someone in authority, as a visitation. (尤指權威人士的)巡眡; 一種幽默的說法
They had another visitation from Essex police. 埃塞尅斯的警察再次拜訪了他們。
3. N-UNCOUNT Visitation is the act of officially visiting someone. (正式的)訪問[正式] [usu with supp]
House-to-house visitation has been carried on, under the regulations of the General Board of Health. 根據衛生委員會的槼定,挨家挨戶的訪問持續進行了下去。
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visitation /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/ (visitations)
剑桥词典
- [ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
an official visit from someone important
(要人進行的)官方訪問
humorous We're awaiting a visitation from the inspector . 我們正等待著督察前來巡眡。
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ] 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
(離婚的父母對子女的)探望
The mother agreed to visitation rights for the boys ' father . 那些男孩的母親允許他們的父親擁有探眡權。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] formal
an event that is considered to be a message or a punishment from God
上帝顯霛;天譴
In 1917 three shepherd children reported a visitation from the Virgin Mary. 1917年,3個牧童說聖母馬利亞曏他們顯霛了。 返回 visitation