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assignment to do sth
The teacher gave us a difficult assignment to complete by Friday.
老师给了我们一项艰巨的任务，要在周五前完成。
任务；分派的任务
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
任务；分派的任务
a duty that you are assigned to perform, especially in the armed forces
The teacher gave us a difficult assignment to complete by Friday.
老师给了我们一项艰巨的任务，要在周五前完成。
尤指军队中分派的任务
指派行为；分配工作或一组任务。
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
被分配执行的任务(尤其是在军队中)
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
将某物归类为特定类别。
The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
将权利、权益或财产从一个人转移到另一个人的工具
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
The teacher gave us a difficult assignment to finish by Friday.
老师给我们布置了一项很难的作业，要在周五前完成。
AI contextual example
My first assignment as a reporter was to cover a local festival.
我当记者的第一个任务是报道一个本地节日。
AI contextual example
She has completed all her assignments for the course.
她已经完成了这门课程的所有作业。
AI contextual example
the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum
第一项任务是为每个数据分配一个地址
WordNet
The teacher gave us a difficult assignment to complete by Friday.
老师给了我们一项艰巨的任务，要在周五前完成。
The assignment of the new project to our team was unexpected.
将新项目分配给我们团队出乎意料。
常指记者或工作人员被派往某地执行特定任务。
She is on assignment in Africa for the next six months.
她接下来六个月在非洲执行任务。
Not this
I have a homework assignment to do.
Use this
I have an assignment to do.
homework（特指家庭作业）与assignment（泛指任务）含义重叠，使用homework assignment会造成冗余。直接说assignment即可表达布置的任务。
Not this
I have an assignment of history.
Use this
I have an assignment on history.
表示任务的主题时，介词应使用on或about而非of。of通常表示所属关系，on更符合英语中assignment后接主题的习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
家庭作业
The teacher gave us a difficult homework assignment.
老师给我们布置了一项很难的家庭作业。
课堂作业
Please submit your class assignment by Friday.
请周五前提交你的课堂作业。
写作任务
For this writing assignment, you need to write a 500-word essay.
这项写作任务要求你写一篇500字的文章。
特殊任务
He was given a special assignment to investigate the case.
他被分配了一项特殊任务去调查这个案件。
工作任务
Her first work assignment was to organize the files.
她的第一项工作任务是整理文件。
完成作业/任务
You must complete the assignment before the deadline.
你必须在截止日期前完成这项任务。
在执行任务
He is on assignment in Paris.
他正在巴黎执行任务。
Use assignment naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：assign（分配）+ment（名词后缀）→ 分配的工作或作业。
该词有多种用法：在学术语境中通常指作业（中性），在工作语境中通常指派给的任务（中性），在法律语境中通常指财产转让（正式）。因此整体标记为mixed，具体用法需根据上下文判断。
Words with /aɪnmənt/ rhyme with assignment: alignment, consignment, refinement, confinement. Words like attainment (/eɪnmənt/) and commitment (/ɪtmənt/) do not rhyme despite the same -ment ending.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.