Word · Frequency #20712
officiate
主持（仪式）；担任司仪
核心释义
act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- 1.
履行某项职务的职责
To perform the functions of some office.
- 2.
担任裁判
To serve as umpire or referee.
行使职务；履行职责；担任裁判；履行某项职务的职责；担任裁判；执行；司仪
用法In use
A local coach will officiate the basketball game tomorrow.
用法提示：officiate 作及物动词，后接比赛名称，表示担任裁判。
She has officiated three tennis matches this week.
用法提示：officiated 是过去分词，与 has 构成现在完成时，延续及物动词“担任裁判”的用法。
The man officiating the soccer final waved a yellow card.
用法提示：officiating 是现在分词，作定语修饰 the man，表示正在为比赛担任裁判。
officiate at sth
at 后接活动或场合，表示在该场合担任主持或裁判。
A local judge officiated at the wedding ceremony.
一位当地法官主持了婚礼仪式。
officiate sth
在美式英语中，officiate 可直接及物接活动；英式英语更常用 officiate at。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- officiate at a wedding
- 主持婚礼
- My uncle officiated at our wedding.我叔叔主持了我们的婚礼。
- officiate at a funeral
- 主持葬礼
- The priest officiated at the funeral.牧师主持了葬礼。
- officiate as referee
- 担任裁判
- He officiated as referee in the final.他在决赛中担任裁判。
- officiate at a ceremony
- 主持仪式
- She officiated at the opening ceremony.她主持了开幕式。
- officiate at a match
- 担任比赛的裁判
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 office（职务）+ ate，像在正式场合“担任职务”主持仪式、当司仪或裁判。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：婚礼、宗教仪式、体育比赛、正式职务场合 officiate 比较正式，通常用于主持婚礼、宗教仪式或在正式场合行使职务，也常见于体育比赛中担任裁判；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词为 initiate、vitiate、propitiate（重读元音 /ɪ/ 及之后均含 /ʃieɪt/）。appreciate、associate、negotiate 虽同以 -iate 结尾，但重读元音不同，发音不同，不要误用。
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