20100105Word of the Day

junli

enjoin

\en-JOIN\ , transitive verb;
1.To direct or impose with authority; to order.
2.To prohibit; to forbid.
及物动词 vt.
1.禁止[(+from)]
The judge enjoined him from selling alcohol.
法官禁止他卖酒。
2.命令;嘱咐[(+on)][+to-v]
Our boss enjoined us to obey the rules.
我们老板要我们遵守规则。
He enjoined a duty on his assistant.
他交给他的助手一项职责。

Quotes:
While the Qur'an contains a number of references, some direct and some oblique, to the other four pillars, in only one place does it specifically enjoin fasting during the month of Ramadan: "O you faithful, fasting is ordained for you in the same way that it was ordained for those who came before you, so that you may fear God. . . . It was during the month of Ramadan that the Qur'an was sent down as a guidance for humanity. . . . Whoever among you sees the moon, then he should fast, but the one who is sick or on a journey, [can fast] an equal number of other days" (Sura 2:183-85).
~Jane I. Smith, Islam in America
Few judges were friendly to unions, as demonstrated by a steady stream of decisions enjoining strikes, boycotts, picket lines, and other collective actions.
~Sanford M. Jacoby, Modern Manors
Not then mistrust, but tender love, enjoins,
That I should mind thee oft; and mind thou me.
~John Milton, Paradise Lost

Origin:
Enjoin derives from Old French enjoindre, from Latin injungere, "to attach, to fasten to; also, to bring upon," from in- + jungere, "to join."