appoint, designate, assign, name, nominate

動(dòng)詞 appoint:

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

1. As a top manager, he should appoint none but people on their merit.
   作為一位總經(jīng)理，他應(yīng)該任人為賢。
2. The company decided to appoint a new treasurer.
   公司決定任命一位新司庫。
3. He wasn't there at the appointed time.
   他沒有在指定的時(shí)間在那里。
4. They appointed him chairman.
   他們?nèi)蚊麨橹飨?/div>

ap.point

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
ap.point.ed,ap.point.ing,ap.points 縮寫 app.,appt.
To select or designate to fill an office or position:
任命，委派：選派或指定來填補(bǔ)一位置或職位：
例句：
appointed her the chief operating officer of the company.
任命她為公司的經(jīng)營主任

To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement:
約定，指定：用權(quán)力或共同約定來決定或安排：
例句：
will appoint a date for the examination.
將指定考試日期

To furnish; equip:
裝設(shè)；布置：
例句：
a house that is comfortably appointed.
布置得很舒適的住宅

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】 處置財(cái)產(chǎn)權(quán)：按以前的契據(jù)行使處置（財(cái)產(chǎn)）權(quán)，指定某人或某些人為財(cái)產(chǎn)受益人

來源：
Middle English appointen
中古英語 appointen
from Old French apointier [to arrange]
源自 古法語 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 拉丁語 ad *參見 ad-
point [point] * see point
point [指出] *參見 point

<參考詞匯><同義詞>appoint,designate,name,nominate,tapThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to select for an office or position.:
這些動(dòng)詞共有的中心意思是.為某種職位或位置而選擇.：
例句：
was appointed chairperson of the committee;
被任命為委員會(huì)主席；

例句：
expects to be designated leader of the opposition;
期望成為對方的指定領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人；

例句：
a new commissioner of public safety named by the mayor;
被市長任命的新公安局局長；

例句：
wants to be nominated as her party`s candidate;
想被提名為她所在方的候選人；

例句：
was tapped for fraternity membership. See also Synonyms at furnish
選為聯(lián)誼會(huì)成員 參見同義詞 furnish