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
双语例句
- 1. He ordained his own priests, and threatened to ordain bishops.
- 他自行任命了牧师，还扬言要任命主教。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The recession may already be severe enough to ordain structural change.
- 这次经济衰退可能已经严重到必须进行体制变革的地步了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The church's ruling body voted to ordain women as priests.
- 该教会的管理机构投票通过接纳女性为牧师。
来自辞典例句
- 4. Does Joel 2:28 permit us ordain women preachers?
- 约珥书2:28允许我们任命女传道 吗 ?
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