An ordinance is a rule that a local government makes — a city or county, not the national government. It works like a small local law: a city might pass an ordinance saying dogs must be on a leash in the park, or that shops must close by a certain hour.

An ordinance is Ordinance是 a rule that a local government makes地方政府訂的規則 — a city or county是城市或郡， not the national government不是中央政府。 It它 works like a small local law的作用像是一種小型的地方法律： a city一個城市 might pass an ordinance可能會通過一項ordinance saying規定 dogs must be on a leash in the park狗在公園裡要牽繩， or或是 that shops must close by a certain hour店家幾點以前要打烊。

You will mostly meet this word in news about local government or in official documents, not in everyday talk.

You will mostly meet this word大多會遇到這個字 in news about local government在地方政府的新聞裡 or或 in official documents官方文件裡， not in everyday talk不是日常會話裡會出現的。

There is a second, quite different meaning too: in some churches, an 'ordinance' is a religious ceremony the church asks its members to take part in, such as baptism — this use is common in some Christian traditions, especially in the US.

There is還有 a second, quite different meaning too第二個完全不同的意思： in some churches在某些教會裡， an 'ordinance'「ordinance」 is a religious ceremony是宗教儀式 the church asks its members to take part in教會要求會友參加的， such as baptism像是洗禮—— this use這種用法 is common in some Christian traditions在一些基督教傳統裡很常見， especially in the US尤其是在美國。