ordinance
美音:
[´ɔ:dənəns
]英音:
[´ɔ:dənəns
]n.法令,训令,布告,条例,圣餐礼,传统的风俗习惯
难易程度:
ordinance为短语/超纲词汇
词根
order,ordin=order(顺序)
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ordinance
/'ɔ:dɪnəns; `ɔrdnəns/
n [C, U] (fml 文) order, rule or law made by a government or an authority 法令; 法规; 条例
*the ordinances of the City Council 市议会的法令
* by ordinance of the mayor 奉市长指令.
ordinance
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: ordenance 'arranging', from Latin ordinare; ORDAIN]
AmE a law, usually of a city or town, that forbids or restricts an activity
a city ordinance that says parks must be closed at 11 p.m.
an order given by a ruler or governing organization
a Royal ordinance