assignment
/əˈsaɪnmənt/noun
1
- a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study（分派的）任务; 作业：
a homework assignment.
家庭作业。
1.1
- mass noun the allocation of a job or task to someone or the fact of being allocated a job or task（工作、任务的）分配, 指派：
the effective assignment of tasks
有效的任务分配
I was on assignment for a German magazine.
我被派往一家德国杂志社。
2
- mass noun the allocation or attribution of someone or something as belonging归属; 归因：
the assignment of individuals to particular social positions.
个人特定社会地位的确定。
3
- an act of making a legal transfer of a right or liability（法律权利或债务的）转让：
an assignment of leasehold property.
租赁地产的转让。
3.1
- a document effecting such a transfer（法律权利或债务的）转让证书。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare 'allot' （see ASSIGN）.