ordain

US /ɔːrˈdeɪn/
UK /ɔːrˈdeɪn/
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1.

任命, 授予聖職

make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders upon

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He was ordained as a priest last year.
他去年被任命為牧師。
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The church decided to ordain women as ministers.
教會決定任命女性為牧師。
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2.

註定, 規定

(of God or fate) decide in advance; decree

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Fate had ordained that they should never meet again.
命運註定他們再也不會相見。
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God ordained the laws of nature.
上帝制定了自然法則。
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