appoint

appoint, designate, assign, name, nominate

动词 appoint:

1. create and charge with a task or function
   同义词：name, nominate, constitute
2. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
   同义词：charge
3. furnish

1. As a top manager, he should appoint none but people on their merit.
   作为一位总经理，他应该任人为贤。
2. The company decided to appoint a new treasurer.
   公司决定任命一位新司库。
3. He wasn't there at the appointed time.
   他没有在指定的时间在那里。
4. They appointed him chairman.
   他们任命他为主席。

ap.point

v.tr.（及物动词）
ap.point.ed,ap.point.ing,ap.points 缩写 app.,appt.
To select or designate to fill an office or position:
任命，委派：选派或指定来填补一位置或职位：
例句：
appointed her the chief operating officer of the company.
任命她为公司的经营主任

To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement:
约定，指定：用权力或共同约定来决定或安排：
例句：
will appoint a date for the examination.
将指定考试日期

To furnish; equip:
装设；布置：
例句：
a house that is comfortably appointed.
布置得很舒适的住宅

Law To direct the disposition of (property) to a person or persons in exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed.
【法律】 处置财产权：按以前的契据行使处置（财产）权，指定某人或某些人为财产受益人

来源：
Middle English appointen
中古英语 appointen
from Old French apointier [to arrange]
源自 古法语 apointier [安排]
from a point [to the point]
源自 a point [扼要，中肯]
a [to] from Latin ad * see ad-
a [去] 源自 拉丁语 ad *参见 ad-
point [point] * see point
point [指出] *参见 point

<参考词汇><同义词>appoint,designate,name,nominate,tapThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to select for an office or position.:
这些动词共有的中心意思是.为某种职位或位置而选择.：
例句：
was appointed chairperson of the committee;
被任命为委员会主席；

例句：
expects to be designated leader of the opposition;
期望成为对方的指定领导人；

例句：
a new commissioner of public safety named by the mayor;
被市长任命的新公安局局长；

例句：
wants to be nominated as her party`s candidate;
想被提名为她所在方的候选人；

例句：
was tapped for fraternity membership. See also Synonyms at furnish
选为联谊会成员 参见同义词 furnish