名詞 visitation:

1. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
   同義詞：trial, tribulation
2. any disaster or catastrophe
3. an official visit for inspection or supervision

1. We had sundry visitations from the Tax Inspector.
   稅務(wù)檢查員常來我們這里，不勝其煩。
2. The famine was a visitation of God for their sins.
   那次饑荒算是上帝對他們罪孽的懲罰。
3. The peasants thought that the storm was a visitation.
   農(nóng)民們認為這場暴風雨是上帝對人們的懲罰。

vis.i.ta.tion

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of visiting or an instance of being visited:
訪問：拜訪的行為或例子或被拜訪的例子：
例句：
rules governing visitation at a prison.
探監(jiān)規(guī)則

An official visit for the purpose of inspection or examination, as of a bishop to a diocese.
視察，巡視：以視察或檢查為目的官方性察看，如主教對一主教管區(qū)的視察
The right of a parent to visit a child as specified in a divorce or separation order.
探視權(quán)：在父母離婚或分開后其中一方對其孩子所擁有的探望權(quán)利

A visit of punishment or affliction or of comfort and blessing regarded as being ordained by God.
天罰，天賜：被認為由上帝降臨的懲罰、折磨、安慰和祝福
A calamitous event or experience; a grave misfortune.See Synonyms at trial
苦難：災(zāi)難性的事件或經(jīng)歷；重大的不幸參見 trial
The appearance or arrival of a supernatural being.
下凡：超自然生靈的出現(xiàn)或到來
Visitation Roman Catholic Church
Visitation 【羅馬天主教】
The visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth.
圣母往見：圣母瑪麗亞對她堂親伊麗莎白的看望
July 2, observed in commemoration of this event.
圣母訪問節(jié)：7月2日，即這一事件的紀念日

【引伸】
vis.ita.tional
adj.（形容詞）