单词 | enjoin |
释义 | enjoin —enjoiner, n. —enjoinment, n. /en joyn"/, v.t. 1. to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis: The doctor enjoined a strict diet. 2. to direct or order to do something: He was enjoined to live more frugally. 3. Law. to prohibit or restrain by an injunction. [1175-1225; ME enjoi(g)nen < OF enjoindre < L injungere to fasten to, bring upon. See IN-2, JOIN] Syn. 2. charge, bid, command, require. 3. proscribe, interdict, ban. |
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