"ordain" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 任命（神职）
• 注定

Definition

正式任命某人为神职人员；也指正式决定或规定某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于宗教语境，特别是基督教（如“被任命为神父”）。偶尔也指正式决定某事。属于正式用语。

Examples

The church will ordain three new priests this year.

今年教会将**任命**三名新神父。

He was ordained as a minister last Sunday.

他上周日被**任命**为牧师。

The king ordained that a feast should be held.

国王**下令**举办宴会。

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

她一直梦想着被**任命**为女神父。

Some believe that everything in life is ordained by fate.

有人相信人生中的一切都是命运**注定**的。

The law was ordained to protect the rights of workers.

这项法律是为保护工人权益而**制定**的。