ordain /ɔːˈdeɪn/ TEM8 ( ordaining, ordained, ordains )

• 1. 

  V-T When someone is ordained, they are made a member of the clergy in a religious ceremony. 任命…为牧师

  例：

  He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982.

  他在1982年被任命为天主教神父。

  例：

  Women have been ordained for many years in the Presbyterian Church.

  女性在基督教长老会里任神职已有好多年了。

• 2. 

  V-T If some authority or power ordains something, they decide that it should happen or be in existence. 命令 [正式]

  例：

  Nehru ordained that socialism should rule.

  尼赫鲁下命实行社会主义制度。

  例：

  His rule was ordained by heaven.

  他的统治是天命的。