Word · Frequency #20712
officiating
主持（仪式）；担任司仪
officiating is the present participle of officiate.
act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- 1.
To perform the functions of some office.
履行某项职务的职责
- 2.
To serve as umpire or referee.
担任裁判
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
In use
A local coach will officiate the basketball game tomorrow.
She has officiated three tennis matches this week.
The man officiating the soccer final waved a yellow card.
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。
She will officiate the basketball game.
她将担任这场篮球比赛的裁判。
officiate as sth
as 后接职务或角色，强调以某种身份履行职责。
He officiated as chairperson of the annual meeting.
Connections
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
- She was chosen to officiate at the championship match.她获选担任冠军赛的裁判。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
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