ordained
US /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/
UK /ɔːˈdeɪnd/
形容詞
1.
被任命的, 受聖職的
(of a priest or minister) formally invested with ministerial or priestly authority; consecrated
範例:
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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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She is an ordained minister in her church.
她是她教會裡一位受任命的牧師。
2.
注定的, 天定的
(of a divine or higher power) decreed or destined
範例:
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It was ordained by fate that they should meet.
這是命運注定他們會相遇的。
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The laws of nature are ordained by a higher power.
自然法則由更高的力量注定。