ordain

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

He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982. 他在1982年被任命為天主教神父。

Women have been ordained for many years in the Presbyterian Church. 女性在基督教長(zhǎng)老會(huì)里任神職已有好多年了。

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

Nehru ordained that socialism should rule. 尼赫魯下命實(shí)行社會(huì)主義制度。

His rule was ordained by heaven. 他的統(tǒng)治是天命的。