Word · Frequency #1558
appointments
任命；委派
appointments is the plural of appointment.
核心释义
the act of giving someone a job or position
- 1.
任命某人担任职务或信任职位的行为
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
- 2.
将某人任命到非选举职位的行为
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
- 3.
被任命为服务或职务的状态；被任命的职位
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
- 4.
提前安排的会议
a meeting arranged in advance
- 5.
规定；协议；通过双方协议确定的行为
A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
- 6.
(通常为复数)家具和设备(尤其是船只或酒店的)
(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
- 7.
人与人之间的会面安排；约会
An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
- 8.
法令；指示；既定的秩序或宪法
A decree; a direction; an established order or constitution.
- 9.
在委任权下指定某人享有地产或其他特定财产的权力的行使；也指进行指定的文书
The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
- 10.
由官员指派某人执行职责,如总统任命法官到法院
The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
- 11.
设备,家具
Equipment, furniture.
任命某人担任职务或信任职位的行为；将某人任命到非选举职位的行为；被任命为服务或职务的状态；被任命的职位；提前安排的会议；规定；协议；通过双方协议确定的行为
用法In use
The appointment of a new manager surprised everyone in the office.
用法提示：appointment在此为名词，表示“任命”这一行为。
Her appointment as head of the committee was announced this morning.
用法提示：用所有格her appointment as表示“她获任某职”的事件。
The board discussed the appointment of two new directors.
用法提示：appointment of后接人选，说明任命对象。
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
make an appointment (with sb) (for sth)
常用搭配，表示预约某人或某时间。
I need to make an appointment with the doctor for next Monday.
我需要和医生预约下周一。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make an appointment
- 预约
- I need to make an appointment with the dentist.我需要预约牙医。
- have an appointment
- 有约
- She has an appointment with the manager at 3 p.m.她下午三点和经理有约。
- keep an appointment
- 守约
- He always keeps his appointments on time.他总是准时守约。
- cancel an appointment
- 取消预约
- I had to cancel my appointment due to an emergency.因为紧急情况，我不得不取消预约。
- doctor's appointment
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Appointment中有'point'，提醒你约好的时间点。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式场合（如公司或政府机构）的人事任命或委派，语气正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'disappointment' has the exact same stressed vowel and following consonant cluster as 'appointment'. Words like 'enjoyment' share the stressed vowel /ɔɪ/ but have a different following consonant, while others like 'agreement', 'development', 'commitment', and 'punishment' have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme despite sharing the -ment ending.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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