中文词源
appoint 指定
前缀ap-同ad-. point, 点，指出。
英语词源
- appoint
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appoint: [14] Appoint came from the Old French verb apointier ‘arrange’, which was based on the phrase a point, literally ‘to a point’. Hints of the original meaning can still be found in some of the verb’s early uses in English, in the sense ‘settle a matter decisively’, but its main modern meanings, ‘fix by prior arrangement’ and ‘select for a post’, had become established by the mid 15th century.
=> point - appoint (v.)
- late 14c., "to decide, resolve; to arrange the time of (a meeting, etc.)," from Anglo-French appointer, Old French apointier "make ready, arrange, settle, place" (12c.), from apointer "duly, fitly," from phrase à point "to the point," from a- "to" (see ad-) + point "point," from Latin punctum (see point (n.)). The ground sense is "to come to a point (about some matter)," therefore "agree, settle." Meaning "put (someone) in charge" is early 15c. Related: Appointed; appointing.
权威例句
- 1. "Why didn't you appoint Ron twelve months ago?"—"Good question."
- “你为什么12个月前不任命罗恩呢？”——“问得好。”
- 2. He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.
- 他许诺任命一位艾滋病大使来应对这种疾病。
- 3. Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appoint-ments.
- 我们的计划是分派一位职员处理预约事宜。
- 4. The Prime Minister has the power to dismiss and appoint senior ministers.
- 首相有权任免高级部长。
- 5. You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.
- 你可以委托他人代你投票.
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