ordain
UK [ɔ:'deɪn] US [ɔ:r-] verb
CHURCH 教堂
transitive often passive
■to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony 授予（某人）圣职•He was ordained (as) a priest in Oxford cathedral in 1987.他于1987年在牛津大教堂被授予圣职。
UK [ɔ:'deɪn] US [ɔ:r-] verb
ORDER 命令
transitive formal
■(of God or someone in authority) to order something to happen （上帝或权威人士）命令，下令•There is strong support here for the tough economic reforms ordained in the federal capital, Prague.这里的人们坚决支持由联邦首都布拉格下令进行的强力经济改革。 •[+ that] humorous The council, in its wisdom, has ordained that all the local libraries will close on Mondays.市政会竟然会愚蠢到命令本地所有的图书馆每逢星期一闭馆。 |