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ordain

UK //ɔːˈdeɪn//US //ɔːrˈdeɪn//

词源

源自中古英语 ordeinen,来自古法语 ordener,最终源自拉丁语 ordinare(安排、命令),与 order(秩序)同源。

verb

❶ 正式任命某人担任宗教职务,尤指基督教中的牧师或神职人员。常用于宗教仪式中授予圣职的场合。

“He was ordained as a priest last Sunday.”

(他在上周日被正式任命为牧师。)

“The bishop will ordain five new deacons next month.”

(主教将于下月为五位新执事授职。)

❶ 正式规定或命令某事发生,通常指权威机构作出的具有法律效力的决定。

“The law ordains that all citizens must pay taxes.”

(法律规定所有公民都必须纳税。)

“The committee ordained new regulations for the competition.”

(委员会为比赛制定了新规则。)

同义词:appoint, consecrate, decreed, establish, enact

常见短语

ordain as — 正式授予某人某个特定职位或身份,多用于宗教场合。

“She was ordained as the first female bishop in the diocese.”

(她被任命为该教区首位女主教。)

ordain that — 权威性地规定或命令某事必须按照特定方式执行。

“The council ordained that all new buildings must have solar panels.”

(议会规定所有新建筑必须安装太阳能板。)