in-,进入，使，-vest,衣服，词源同wear,vest.来自衣服的象征意义，即穿上某种衣服，象征着某种权利或地位，引申词义授衔仪式，授权仪式等。

1. The investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales took place in the castle here.

查理被封为威尔士王子的授权仪式在里这举行。

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2. Investiture is distinct from homage.

授封和效忠不同.

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3. The Gregorian Reform Movement ( a . k . a. The Investiture Controversy )

格列高 列改革运动 ( 又称授职争议 )

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4. This investiture of the grotesqueimpossible with reality, he looked upon as a trick - a trick at best.

他把这种荒诞离奇与现实的杂揉只认作是一种技巧 —— 最多是一种聪明的技巧.

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5. He was accompanied to the investiture by his pop star wife Victoria and his grandparents.

他的妻子、流行乐坛巨星维多利亚和祖父母陪他参加了授勋仪式.

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