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.
实用例句
1. I had visitation rights.
我有探视权。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They had another visitation from Essex police.
埃塞克斯的警察再次拜访了他们。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She is seeking more liberal visitation with her daughter.
她正在寻求对女儿更自由的探视权。
来自《权威词典》
4. 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，挨家挨户的探访持续进行了下去。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The villagers thought that the storm was a visitation of God.