ordained
US /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/
UK /ɔːˈdeɪnd/
形容词
1.
被任命的, 受圣职的
(of a priest or minister) formally invested with ministerial or priestly authority; consecrated
示例:
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He was ordained as a priest last year.
他去年被任命为牧师。
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She is an ordained minister in her church.
她是她教会里一位受任命的牧师。
2.
注定的, 天定的
(of a divine or higher power) decreed or destined
示例:
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It was ordained by fate that they should meet.
这是命运注定他们会相遇的。
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The laws of nature are ordained by a higher power.
自然法则由更高的力量注定。