appoint

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:

create and charge with a task or function同义词：name, nominate, constitute

assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to同义词：charge

furnish

例句：

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。

The company decided to appoint a new treasurer.公司决定任命一位新司库。

He wasn't there at the appointed time.他没有在指定的时间在那里。

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