investiture
US /ɪnˈves.tə.tʃɚ/
UK /ɪnˈves.tɪ.tʃər/
名詞
1.
授職儀式, 就職典禮
the formal ceremony of conferring a title, rank, or office upon someone
範例:
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The queen presided over the investiture of new knights.
女王主持了新騎士的授勳儀式。
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His investiture as president of the university was a grand affair.
他作為大學校長的就職典禮是一件盛事。
2.
授予, 賦予
the action of formally investing a person with honors or rank
範例:
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The investiture of the new cardinal took place at the Vatican.
新紅衣主教的授職儀式在梵蒂岡舉行。
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The ceremony included the investiture of the new regalia.
儀式包括新王權的授予。