ordain
翻譯
授予聖職, 命令, 注定
例句
The church will ordain him as a priest.
教會將授予他神父的聖職。
The law ordains that all citizens must pay taxes.
法律規定所有公民都必須納稅。
Fate seemed to ordain that they would meet again.
命運似乎註定了他們會再次相遇。
文法模式
((sb.)) ((as sth.)) 授予(某人)(某職位). The church will ordain him as a priest.
((that ...)) (法律或命運)規定... The law ordains that all citizens must pay taxes.
近義詞
Synonyms: decree, command, appoint, destine
詞源
源自拉丁語「ordinare」,意為「整理,任命」。與「order」(命令,順序)有關。
記憶技巧
可以把「ordain」想像成下達一個官方「order」(命令),讓某人成為牧師,或者註定某事會發生。