visa
UK/'viːzə/US/'vi:zә/
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Definitions
n.
An official mark or document permitting entry into a country.
签证
v.
To put a visa on a passport.
为（护照）签发签证
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin carta vīsa, 'a paper that has been seen.' vīsa is the feminine past participle of vidēre (see). A visa is, at root, a stamp meaning 'an official has looked at this document and checked it' — permission certified by an official's eye.
Root vis still carries 107 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.apply for a visa申请签证
- 2.work visa工作签证
- 3.student visa学生签证
- 4.visa application签证申请
- 5.visa expires签证到期
Example Sentences
- 1.
You'll need a visa to work in that country.
- 2.
Her tourist visa expires next month.
- 3.
The embassy refused to visa his passport.