ordain

英 [ɔː'deɪn] 美 [ɔːr'deɪn]

• vt. 任命；授以圣职；命令；注定
• vi. 颁发命令

英英释义

Verb:

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

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. He was an ordained priest.
   他被委任为牧师。
2. She was ordained the first woman priest of her church.
   她被委任为她教会的第一位女牧师。
3. The emperor ordained that all foreigners be expelled.
   皇帝下令将所有外国人驱逐出境。
4. The judge ordained that he should pay the debts.
   法院判决由他偿还债务。
5. Fate had ordained that he should die in poverty.
   命中注定他得死于贫困。

经典引文

• He was..ordained deacon and priest by the Bishop of Oxford.

  出自： D. Cupitt

词汇搭配

• self-ordained 自己制定的

近反义词

【近义词】

• order 顺序
• decree 法令
• command 命令
• rule 规则
• determine 决定
• enact 制定法律
• proclaim 正式宣布
• lay down 放下（武器）...
• adjudge 宣判
• establish 建立
• direct 直接的
• authorize 批准
• bid （买方）出价...
• dictate 听写
• decide 决定
• instruct 教
• sanction 批准
• nominate 提名
• destine 注定
• hallow 使 ... 神圣
• commission 佣金
• consecrate 供神用
• ordinate 纵线