1 [U] (US 美) the right of a parent who is divorced or separated from his or her partner to visit a child who is living with the partner ﹙离婚父母对子女的﹚探视权: visitation rights 探视子女的权利

2 [C,U] visitation (of/from sb/sth) (formal 正式) an official visit, especially to check that rules are being obeyed and everything is as it should be 视察；巡视

3 [C] (US 美) a meeting of family members before the funeral of sb who has died 葬礼前的守夜

4 [C] (formal 正式) visitation (of/from sb/sth) an unexpected appearance of sb/sth, for example a ghost ﹙神灵等的﹚显现，显示，出现