/ˈdezɪgneɪt/
with obj.(常作be designated)
1- appoint (someone) to a specified position指派, 任命：
he was designated as prime minister.
他被任命为首相。
1.1
- officially assign a specified status or ascribe a specified name or quality to正式把…定为; 把…命名为：
with obj. and complement the Wye Valley is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.瓦伊山谷被划定为重要自然景观区
certain schools are designated 'science schools'.
有些学校被命名为“科学学校”。
/ˈdezɪgnɪt/
postpositive
- appointed to an office or position but not yet installed候任的, 已受委派但尚未正式就任的：
the Director designate.
候任局长。
派生词
designator
noun词源
mid 17th cent. (as an adjective)： from Latin designatus 'designated'， past participle of designare, based on signum 'a mark'. The verb dates from the late 18th cent.