visitation
noun uk/ˌvɪz.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌvɪz.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
[ C ](要人进行的)官方访问
an official visit from someone important
humorous We're awaiting a visitation from the inspector. 我们正等待着督察前来巡视。
[ U ] US(离婚的父母对子女的)探望
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
The mother agreed to visitation rights for the boys' father. 那些男孩的母亲允许他们的父亲拥有探视权。
[ C ] formal上帝显灵;天谴
an event that is considered to be a message or a punishment from God
In 1917 three shepherd children reported a visitation from the Virgin Mary. 1917年,3个牧童说圣母马利亚向他们显灵了。