单词 | visitation |
释义 | visitation n 1 ~ (of sb/sth) (fml 文) official visit, esp of inspection 正式访问; (尤指)视察, 巡视 a visitation of the sick, ie made by a clergyman as part of his duties 对病人的探视(尽牧师之职). 2 ~ (from sb/sth) (infml 口) visit, esp a prolonged or an unwelcome one 来访(尤指久呆不走或不受欢迎的) We had sundry visitations from the Tax Inspector. 税务检查员常来我们这里, 不胜其烦. 3 ~ (of sth) (fml 文) trouble or disaster considered as a punishment from God (视为上帝惩罚的)灾祸, 灾难 The famine was a visitation of God for their sins. 那次饥荒算是上帝对他们罪孽的惩罚. |
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