英语词汇“ordain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

or·dain

(ôr-dān)

tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains

a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on: ordain a priest.

b. To authorize as a rabbi.

2. To order or decree by virtue of superior authority: The management ordained that business attire should be worn in the office at all times.

3. To prearrange unalterably; predestine: events that were ordained by fate.

[Middle English ordeinen, from Old French ordener, ordein-, from Latin ōrdināre, to organize, appoint to office, from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

or·dainer n.

or·dainment n.

单词	ordain
释义	or·dain (ôr-dān) tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on: ordain a priest. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. To order or decree by virtue of superior authority: The management ordained that business attire should be worn in the office at all times. 3. To prearrange unalterably; predestine: events that were ordained by fate. [Middle English ordeinen, from Old French ordener, ordein-, from Latin ōrdināre, to organize, appoint to office, from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] or·dainer n. or·dainment n.
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