appoint
/əˈpɔɪnt/
v.
一句话记住
任命;委派
释义与例句
v.
任命;委派
to choose somebody officially for a job or position
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The board appointed her as the new director.
董事会任命她为新任董事。
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A committee was appointed to investigate the complaint.
一个委员会受委派调查这项投诉。
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He was appointed to the Supreme Court last year.
他去年被任命到最高法院任职。
词源与构词
源自古法语 apointer,原指“安排、确定”,与短语 a point(到适当位置或状态)有关。
记忆钩子
任命职位用 appoint somebody as...;预约是 appointment,别把任命与 assign 的“分配任务”混淆。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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appointment 任命;预约;约定既可指任命职位,也常指看医生、会面等的预约。
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appointed 被任命的;指定的常见于 newly appointed(新任命的)或 duly appointed(正式指定的)。
同义词
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designate 指定;任命designate 强调正式指定某人或某物承担特定用途或职责;appoint 更常指任命某人担任职位。The mayor designated a senior officer to lead the review. 市长指定一名高级官员领导这次审查。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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assign 分配;指派appoint 主要任命职位或角色;assign 主要分配任务、工作、资源或地点。The teacher assigned each group a different topic. 老师给每组分配了不同的主题。
常见搭配
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appoint somebody as 任命某人为……They appointed Dr Lee as head of the department. 他们任命李博士为系主任。
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appoint a committee 任命委员会成员;设立委员会The council appointed a committee to review local transport. 地方议会成立了一个委员会来审查当地交通。
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newly appointed 新任命的The newly appointed manager met the whole team. 新任命的经理与整个团队见了面。