visitation

1. N-COUNT A visitation is an event in which God or another nonhuman being seems to appear to someone or contact them. (上帝等神靈的)顯現(xiàn)

The young people have claimed almost daily visitations from the Virgin Mary. 這些年輕人說幾乎每天都會(huì)看到圣母馬利亞顯圣。

2. N-COUNT People sometimes refer humorously to a visit from someone, especially from someone in authority, as a visitation. (尤指權(quán)威人士的)巡視; 一種幽默的說法

They had another visitation from Essex police. 埃塞克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(jù)衛(wèi)生委員會(huì)的規(guī)定，挨家挨戶的訪問持續(xù)進(jìn)行了下去。