ordain
英 [??'de?n]
美[?r'den]
- vt. 任命某人為牧師；授某人以圣職；（上帝、法律等）命令；注定
- vi. 頒布命令
英英釋意
- 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