n.[C]

1. 法令；條令；條例
   The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.

   該市通過一條法令強令晚上九點關閉一切室外照明。

2. 【宗】儀式，聖餐式
3. 傳統的風俗習慣
4. （神或命運）注定的事

n.

1. an authoritative order.
   ▸N. Amer. a municipal by-law.
2. a religious rite.
3. archaic ordonnance.