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 v.

Religion[~ + object] to make (someone) a priest, minister, or rabbi.
(of someone in authority) to order, enact, or establish by law, command, etc.: [~ + that clause]The king ordained that everyone should pay tax.[~ + object]Had this law been ordained?
to decide or determine (the fate of someone or something):[~ + clause]The fates ordained whether he would live or die.

See -ord-.

or•dain v.t.

Religionto invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions;
confer holy orders upon.
to enact or establish by law, edict, etc.:to ordain a new type of government.
to decree;
give orders for:He ordained that the restrictions were to be lifted.
(of God, fate, etc.) to destine or predestine:Fate had ordained the meeting.

v.i.

to order or command:Thus do the gods ordain.
to select for or appoint to an office.
to invest someone with sacerdotal functions.

Latin ordināre to order, arrange, appoint. See ordination
Old French ordener
Middle English ordeinen 1250–1300

or•dain′a•ble, adj.
or•dain′er, n.
or•dain′ment, n.

3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged order, prescribe, determine.
4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged predetermine.

ordain /ɔːˈdeɪn/ vb (transitive)

to consecrate (someone) as a priest; confer holy orders upon
(may take a clause as object) to decree, appoint, or predestine irrevocably
(may take a clause as object) to order, establish, or enact with authority
obsolete to select for an office

Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-Norman ordeiner, from Late Latin ordināre, from Latin ordo order

orˈdainer n orˈdainment n

单词	ordain
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 or•dain /ɔrˈdeɪn/USA pronunciation v. Religion[~ + object] to make (someone) a priest, minister, or rabbi. (of someone in authority) to order, enact, or establish by law, command, etc.: [~ + that clause]The king ordained that everyone should pay tax.[~ + object]Had this law been ordained? to decide or determine (the fate of someone or something):[~ + clause]The fates ordained whether he would live or die. See -ord-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 or•dain (ôr dān′),USA pronunciation v.t. Religionto invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon. to enact or establish by law, edict, etc.:to ordain a new type of government. to decree; give orders for:He ordained that the restrictions were to be lifted. (of God, fate, etc.) to destine or predestine:Fate had ordained the meeting. v.i. to order or command:Thus do the gods ordain. to select for or appoint to an office. to invest someone with sacerdotal functions. Latin ordināre to order, arrange, appoint. See ordination Old French ordener Middle English ordeinen 1250–1300 or•dain′a•ble, adj. or•dain′er, n. or•dain′ment, n. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged order, prescribe, determine. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged predetermine. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ordain /ɔːˈdeɪn/ vb (transitive) to consecrate (someone) as a priest; confer holy orders upon (may take a clause as object) to decree, appoint, or predestine irrevocably (may take a clause as object) to order, establish, or enact with authority obsolete to select for an office Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-Norman ordeiner, from Late Latin ordināre, from Latin ordo order orˈdainer n orˈdainment n
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