Word · Frequency #26188
investiture
授职仪式；正式任命
a ceremony in which someone is formally given an official position or rank
- 1.
The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.
授予(如财产或权力)的行为；正式授予或呈交占有权或时效权利。
- 2.
That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment.
覆盖或包裹之物；覆盖物；法衣。
君主即位仪式；登基典礼；授予(如财产或权力)的行为；正式授予或呈交占有权或时效权利。；覆盖或包裹之物；覆盖物；法衣。；授职；封爵；[法] 授受
In use
The archbishop presided over the investiture of the new bishop.
The investiture of the new king was broadcast live on national television.
The university held an investiture ceremony for its new chancellor.
the investiture of sb as sth
表示某人正式就任某职位的仪式，后用 as 引出职位。
The investiture of the new president as commander-in-chief was a solemn ceremony.
新总统作为总司令的授职仪式是一场庄严的典礼。
sb's investiture as sth
用所有格修饰 investiture，同样接 as + 职位，突出仪式的归属者。
Her investiture as chancellor took place in the university hall.
她出任校长的授职仪式在大学礼堂举行。
the investiture of sb with sth
with 引出所授予的权力、徽章或象征物，常用于君主制或正式职务语境。
Connections
Collocations
- investiture ceremony
- 授职仪式；就职典礼
- The investiture ceremony was held in the grand hall.授职仪式在大厅举行。
- presidential investiture
- 总统就职典礼
- The presidential investiture drew thousands of spectators.总统就职典礼吸引了数千名观众。
- papal investiture
- 教皇授职仪式
- The papal investiture took place in St. Peter's Square.教皇授职仪式在圣彼得广场举行。
- formal investiture
- 正式授职
- All new officers must attend a formal investiture.所有新官员都必须参加正式授职。
- investiture of the Prince of Wales
- 威尔士亲王授衔仪式
- The investiture of the Prince of Wales was a televised event.威尔士亲王授衔仪式是电视转播的活动。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 invest（授予）和 ture 看作名词后缀，想象“投予”权力给新人的正式仪式——授职典礼。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：royal or state ceremonies、formal conferral of office or rank 该词属于正式用语，通常用于君主即位或正式授职等庄重仪式场合，日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 divestiture 与 investiture 押韵：从重读元音 /ɛ/ 到结尾 /stɪtʃə/ 都相同。其他 -ture 词虽拼写相似且尾音为 /tʃə/，但重读元音不同，并非押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.