/,vɪzɪ'teɪʃn; ,vɪzə`teʃən/ 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.

n
[U and C]formal
an official visit to a place or person
[U and C]law
an occasion when a parent is allowed to spend time with the children after a divorce, or the right to do this
　visitation rights
[C]
an occasion when God or a spirit is believed to appear to someone on earth
[C]literary
an event that is believed to be God's punishment for something
　a visitation of plague
[C]
a long visit from someone that you do not want to see - used humorously