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