appointment
/əˈpɔɪntmənt/noun
1
- an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place约会, 约定：
she made an appointment with my receptionist.
她和我的接待员约定了会面的时间地点。
2
- an act of assigning a job or position to someone任命, 委派：
his appointment as President.
他被任命为总裁。
2.1
- a job or position工作, 岗位：
she took up an appointment as head of communications.
她担任了通讯部的主任。
2.2
- a person appointed to a job or position被任命的人, 受委任的人。
3
appointments
furniture or fittings家具, 陈设：the room was spartan in its appointments.
房间的陈设极为简朴。
短语
by appointment
- having previously made an arrangement to do something根据预先约定：
visits are by appointment only.
未经预约, 谢绝参观（或来访）。
by appointment to the Queen
- (in the UK) used by manufacturers to indicate that their products are sold to the queen and are therefore of guaranteed quality（英国） 女王陛下御用（制造商的产品宣传用语, 宣称女王系其客户, 以示其产品质量有保证）。
power of appointment
1
- power to select the holder of a particular job or position（决定由何人担任某一任务或职务的）甄选权
2
- Law power to decide the disposal of property, in exercise of a right conferred by the owner【律】（由财产所有人授予的）财产处置权。
词源
Middle English: from Old French apointement, from apointer （see APPOINT）.