appoint, designate, assign, name, nominate

動詞 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.
   作為一位總經理，他應該任人為賢。
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.
   他沒有在指定的時間在那里。
4. They appointed him chairman.
   他們任命他為主席。

ap.point

v.tr.（及物動詞）
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.
任命她為公司的經營主任

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：
例句：
will appoint a date for the examination.
將指定考試日期

To furnish; equip:
裝設；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】 處置財產權：按以前的契據(jù)行使處置（財產）權，指定某人或某些人為財產受益人

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;
被任命為委員會主席；

例句：
expects to be designated leader of the opposition;
期望成為對方的指定領導人；

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)誼會成員 參見同義詞 furnish