to ordain
01
命令, 颁布
to officially order something using one's higher authority
Transitive: to ordain sth
例子
The university president ordained a new policy requiring students to attend mandatory seminars.
大学校长颁布了一项新政策，要求学生参加强制性研讨会。
02
任命, 授予圣职
to officially confer or appoint someone to a position, typically within a religious context such as the priesthood
Transitive: to ordain sb
例子
Last year, the church ordained several candidates who had completed their theological studies.
去年，教会任命了几位完成神学研究的候选人。
03
注定, 预先安排
(of a higher power) to prearrange or predestine something
Transitive: to ordain an event
例子
It is believed that fate had ordained their meeting, as if their paths were destined to cross.
人们相信命运已经注定了他们的相遇，仿佛他们的道路注定要相交。
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