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appoint/əˈpɔint/v. tr. 1 assign a post or office to 任命，委派 appoint him governor 任命他为总督; appoint him to govern 委派他去管辖; appointed to the post 委以该职 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 for) fix, decide on (a time, place, etc.) 确定，决定(时间、地点等) Wednesday was appointed for the meeting 定于星期三开会; 8.30 was the appointed time 定的时间是 8 点 30 分 3 prescribe; ordain 指定，规定 Holy Writ appointed by the Church 教会规定的神圣文书 4 Law 【法律】a (also absol. [亦含宾]) declare the destination of (property etc.) 处置(财产等) b declare (a person) as having an interest in property etc. 指定(某人)为财产等的受益人 Jones was appointed in the will 遗嘱中琼斯被指定为受益人 5 (as 作 appointed adj.) equipped, furnished 装备的，提供设施的 a badly appointed hotel 设施糟糕的旅店 □ appointee /-ˈti:/ n.□ appointer n.□ appointive adj. esp. N. Amer. [尤北美] (in sense 1 of v. 用于动词释义 1)[Middle English from Old French apointer, from ɑˋ point ‘to a point’] |