ordain
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɔːˈdeɪn]
- 美式音标 [ɔːrˈdeɪn]
- 国际音标 [ɔ:'dein]
- 英式发音
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基本解释
- 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
英汉例句
- 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。 - 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。 - Does Joel 2:28 permit us ordain women preachers?
约珥书2:28允许我们任命女传道 吗 ? - 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。 - 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。
英英字典
- (CHURCH) to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony
- (ORDER) (of God or someone in authority) to order something to happen
- When someone is ordained, they are made a member of the clergy in a religious ceremony.
- If some authority or power ordains something, they decide that it should happen or be in existence.
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专业释义
- 委任…为牧师;授命…任圣职