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ordain

英[ɔː'deɪn] 美[ɔr'den]
  • vt. 任命某人为牧师;授某人以圣职;(上帝、法律等)命令;注定
  • vi. 颁布命令

英英释意


1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree;
"The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"
"the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
2. appoint to a clerical posts;
"he was ordained in the Church"
3. invest with ministerial or priestly authority;
"The minister was ordained only last month"
4. issue an order