ordain

Compared meaning: formally establish a law or rule (verb).

比较义项：以权威正式规定或确立（法律、规则等）（动词）。

• enact

  Enact specifically means a legislature or governing body formally votes a bill into law; it collocates with subjects like parliament or senate and objects like law, bill, or legislation.

  enact 专指立法机构（如议会、参议院）正式表决通过法案使其成为法律；常与“议会”类主语及“法律、法案、法规”类宾语搭配。

  The senate is expected to enact new tax legislation before the recess.

  参议院预计将在休会前颁布新的税收法案。

• ordain 本词

  Ordain is a more formal, literary word for authoritative decree; it is used for rules or rights established by a higher authority such as a constitution, God, or fate, not specifically a legislature passing a bill.

  ordain 语气更正式、更书面化，表示由宪法、上帝或命运等更高权威正式规定某事；不特指议会通过法案这一具体立法程序。

  The constitution ordains that no one may be denied a fair trial.

  宪法规定任何人都不得被剥夺获得公正审判的权利。

Enact and ordain both mean to establish a law, but differently. Enact means a legislature, like a parliament, votes a bill into law. Ordain is a formal, literary word for a decree by a higher power, like a constitution or God, not the priest sense.

这两个词都属于正式、书面用语，表示以权威方式确立法律或规则，但语气和使用场景不同：enact 特指立法机构（如议会、参议院）正式表决通过法案使其成为法律，是具体的立法行为；ordain 语气更庄重、更书面化，常用于宪法、上帝或命运等更高权威所做的正式规定，不局限于议会立法这一具体程序。此处不比较 ordain“任命（某人）为神职人员”的义项。