appoint

汉语翻译

vt. 任命, 指定, 下令
【法】 派, 派任, 任命
相关词组:
to appoint sb to a post

词型变化：

动词过去式:appointed 过去分词:appointed 现在分词:appointing 第三人称单数:appoints 

词意辨析：

appoint, designate, assign, name, nominate

这些动词均有“任命，委派”之意。
appoint: 通常指不经过选择的官方委任。
designate: 书面用语，侧重当权者或机构的选拔或任命，有时含强行指定的意味。
assign: 常指给一群人或个人分配、分派、指派或委派任务。
name: 普通用词，着重任命的结果，而不是过程。
nominate: 通常指为某一公职选择候选人，并将其提交给有决定权的人作最后决定。

英语解释：

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

例句：

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。

详细解释：

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 * 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