学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 学个词-2262-officiate

今天我们要学的词是 officiate. Officiate 动词，有主持活动，或是担任裁判的意思。For the first time in its history, the NFL will have a woman officiating games. 美国职业橄榄球协会有史以来将第一次让女性担任比赛裁判。Utah's governor signed a bill allowing county clerks to refuse to officiate marriages for religious reasons，but also mandated¹ that a substitute be found. 美国犹他州州长签署法案，允许郡书记官因为宗教信仰的原因，拒绝给某些人主持婚礼，但必须找人代为主持。好的，今天我们学习的词是 officiate, officiate, officiate...

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adj. 委托统治的

参考例句：

• Mandated desegregation of public schools. 命令解除公立学校中的种族隔离
• Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa. 英国受权代管德国在东非的前殖民地。