ordain
翻译
授予圣职, 命令, 注定
例句
The church will ordain him as a priest.
教会将授予他神父的圣职。
The law ordains that all citizens must pay taxes.
法律规定所有公民都必须纳税。
Fate seemed to ordain that they would meet again.
命运似乎注定了他们会再次相遇。
语法模式
((sb.)) ((as sth.)) 授予（某人）（某职位）. The church will ordain him as a priest.
((that ...)) （法律或命运）规定... The law ordains that all citizens must pay taxes.
近义词
Synonyms: decree, command, appoint, destine
词源
源自拉丁语“ordinare”，意为“整理，任命”。与“order”（命令，顺序）有关。
记忆技巧
可以把“ordain”想象成下达一个官方“order”（命令），让某人成为牧师，或者注定某事会发生。