ordain

C2 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 注定, 规定, 任命 vi. 颁布命令

发音

US /ɔɹˈdeɪn/
其它
UK /ɔːˈdeɪn/

词形变化

ordained ordainest ordaineth ordaining ordains 三单 ordains ordaining 现在分词 ordained 过去式 ordained 过去分词

释义与例句

v. C2
  1. 1.

    To prearrange unalterably.

  2. 2.

    To decree.

  3. 3.

    To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.

    按立

    宗教
  4. 4.

    To predestine.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

order enact consecrate ordinate

上位词 4

invest vest decree enthrone

下位词 9

will pass fate doom designate reenact legislate destine predestine

词源

From Middle English ordeynen, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ordinare (“to order”), from ordo (“order”). Doublet of ordinate.

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