"ordain" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 任命（神職）
• 註定

Definition

正式任命某人為神職人員；也指正式決定或規定某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於宗教語境，特別是基督教（如「被任命為神父」）。偶爾也指正式決定某事。屬正式用語。

Examples

The church will ordain three new priests this year.

今年教會將**任命**三名新神父。

He was ordained as a minister last Sunday.

他上週日被**任命**為牧師。

The king ordained that a feast should be held.

國王**下令**舉辦宴會。

It was always her dream to be ordained as a priest.

她一直夢想著被**任命**為女神父。

Some believe that everything in life is ordained by fate.

有人相信人生中的一切都是命運**註定**的。

The law was ordained to protect the rights of workers.

這項法律是為保護工人權益而**制定**的。