visitation
英 [v?z?'te??(?)n]
美['v?z?'te??n]
- n. 訪問；探視；視察；正式訪問
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?visitations;
中文詞源
visitation 探視權(quán)，視察，神靈顯現(xiàn)，天災
來自visit,神靈顯現(xiàn)，巡查，引申詞義上帝懲罰人類的天災，災禍。后也指離婚后父母的探視權(quán)。
英文詞源
- visitation (n.)
- c. 1300, "a visit by an ecclesiastical representative to examine the condition of a parish, abbey, etc.," from Anglo-French visitacioun, Old French visitacion and directly from Latin visitationem (nominative visitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of visitare (see visit (v.)). The supernatural sense of "a sight, apparition, a coming of God to a mortal" is attested from mid-14c.
雙語例句
- 1. I had visitation rights.
- 我有探視權(quán)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They had another visitation from Essex police.
- 埃塞克斯的警察再次拜訪了他們。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She is seeking more liberal visitation with her daughter.
- 她正在尋求對女兒更自由的探視權(quán)。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. House-to-house visitation has been carried on, under the regulations of the General Board of Health.
- 根據(jù)衛(wèi)生委員會的規(guī)定，挨家挨戶的探訪持續(xù)進行了下去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The villagers thought that the storm was a visitation of God.
- 村民們認為這場風暴是上帝對他們的懲罰.
來自辭典例句