ordain /ɔːˈdeɪn/ star1 TEM8 (ordaining,ordained,ordains)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） 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。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） 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。