appoint

英[ə'pɒɪnt]，美[ə'pɔɪnt]

vt. 任命; 安排, 确定 (时间、地点)
助记：ap-朝 + point【指】 → 指定。

词 源 树

权威词源导读

appoint (v.) - 14世纪晚期，"to decide, resolve; to arrange the time of (a meeting等)"，源自诺曼时代在英国所用的法语appointer，古法语apointier "make ready, arrange, settle, place" (12世纪，近代法语appointer)，源自apointer "duly, fitly"，源自短语à point "to the point"，源自a- "to" (参见ad-) + point "point"，源自拉丁语punctum "small hole made by pricking" (源自原始印欧根*peuk- "to prick" 的鼻音形式)。基本含义表示 "to come to a point (about some matter)"，therefore "agree, settle"。含义 "put in charge, authoritatively nominate or assign" 始于15世纪早期。同根词：Appointed; appointing。

词源说明（童理民）

1. appoint : ap-,向，往，point,点，指出。

21世纪大英汉词典

#appointvt.1.■约定，确定，决定，指定(日期、时间、地点等)：to appoint a time for a meeting约定会议(或会见)时间：We appointed the school-house as place for the meeting.我们确定校舍为会面地点。2.■任命，委派，选派，派：to appoint a chairman任命一名主席to appoint a new treasurer任命一名新会计3.■[常用被动语态]为…提供设备，装置，装备，配备，布置[现常用于well-appointed(设备完备的)等]：a luxuriously appointed hotel设备豪华的旅馆We appointed the house with all the latest devices.我们为房子提供一应俱全的最新设备。4.■【法律】处置(财产)；(依据遗嘱等)指定…为财产受益(或处置)人5.■[古语]下令；制定(法律等)；规定：laws appointed by God由上帝定的律法6.■[古语]安排与…的会面；确定…的时间、地点vi.1.■任命，选派，委任，委派职务2.■【法律】行使处置财产权3.■行使任命的权力近义词furnish#