詞語：appoint
appoint是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
appoint
[E5pCint]
vt.
約定, 指定(時間,地點), 任命, 委任
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
appoint
ap.point
AHD:[…-point「]
D.J.[*6p%int]
K.K.[*6p%!nt]
v.tr.（及物動詞）
ap.point.ed， ap.point.ing， ap.points縮寫 app.， appt.
(1)To select or designate to fill an office or position:
任命，委派：選派或指定來填補一位置或職位：
appointed her the chief operating officer of the company.
任命她為公司的經營主任
(2)To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement:
約定，指定：用權力或共同約定來決定或安排：
will appoint a date for the examination.
將指定考試日期
(3)To furnish; equip:
裝設；佈置：
a house that is comfortably appointed.
佈置得很舒適的住宅
(4)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】 處置財產權：按以前的契據行使處置（財產）權，指定某人或某些人為財產受益人
語源
(1)Middle English appointen
中古英語 appointen
(2)from Old French apointier [to arrange]
源自 古法語 apointier [安排]
(3)from a point [to the point]
源自 a point [扼要，中肯]
(4)a [to] from Latin ad * see ad-
a [去] 源自 拉丁語 ad *參見 ad-
(5)point [point] * see point
point [指出] *參見 point
參考詞彙
(1)appoint， designate， name， nominate， tap
(2)The central meaning shared by these verbs is 「to select for an office or position」:
這些動詞共有的中心意思是「為某種職位或位置而選擇」：
was appointed chairperson of the committee;
被任命為委員會主席；
expects to be designated leader of the opposition;
期望成為對方的指定領導人；
a new commissioner of public safety named by the mayor;
被市長任命的新公安局局長；
wants to be nominated as her party's candidate;
想被提名為她所在方的候選人；
was tapped for fraternity membership. See also Synonyms at furnish
選為聯誼會成員 參見同義詞 furnish
現代英漢詞典
appoint
[E5pCInt]
vt.
(1)任命；委派
to appoint a secretary
委派一個秘書
We must appoint a new teacher at once to the mountain school.
我們必須立即委派一名新教師到那山村小學去。
Dr Gray has been appointed to a consultancy.
格雷醫生被派去當會診醫生了。
(2)選拔組成
to appoint a committee
任命一個委員會
(3)（常與for連用）指定；約定
to appoint a time for the meeting
指定開會時間
They appointed a place to exchange stamps.
他們約定一個地方交換郵票。
現代英漢綜合大辭典
appoint
[E5pCint]
vt.
(1)委派, 任命
(2)指定; 約定, 決定
(3)裝備
(4)規定
(5)【律】處置(財產)
appoint sb. to a post
派某人任某職
appoint a time for the meeting
約定開會時間
He was appointed mayor of the city.
他被任命為市長。
The time appointed for the meeting was ten o'clock.
約定的開會時間是十點。
His house is well appointed.
他的房子設備齊全。
The law was appointed by the parliament.
這項法律是由國會規定的。
詞性變化
appoint
[E5pCint]
vi.
運用任命的法定權力
繼承用法
appointable
adj.
appointee
[E9pCIn`ti:]
n.
被任命者; 被指定者; 【律】被指定為遺財產受益者
appointor,appointer
n.
任命者, 指定者; 【律】有權指定遺財產囑屬者
用法詞典
appoint
來自古法語apointer安排