depute sb to do sth
较正式的用法，多用于英式英语，表示委派某人去做某事。
The manager deputed her to handle the negotiations.
经理委派她负责这场谈判。
委派；托付
任命；指派；将(任务等)委托给下属；任命(某人)为代理,委任为副手；任命；分配；选择；指定代理人
To delegate (a task, duty, or responsibility) to a subordinate.
将(任务等)委托给下属
To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
任命(某人)为代理,委任为副手
To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
任命；分配；选择
To appoint; to assign; to choose.
一般现在时
The manager deputes her assistant to attend the meeting.
经理指定她的助手去参加会议。
一般过去时
The board deputed him to negotiate the contract.
董事会委派他谈判合同。
现在进行时
She is deputing someone to handle the urgent task.
她正在委派某人处理紧急任务。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The manager deputed Mr. Smith to attend the conference in his place.
经理委派史密斯先生代替他参加会议。
用法提示：这里'deputed'用作及物动词，表示'委派（某人）作为代表'。
As the CEO was unavailable, she deputed her vice president to sign the contract.
由于CEO无法出席，她委托副总裁签署合同。
用法提示：这里'deputed'表示委托某人代理职责。
The committee will depute a member to negotiate with the stakeholders.
委员会将委派一名成员与利益相关方谈判。
用法提示：这里'depute'用于将来时，表示指定代理人的动作。
较正式的用法，多用于英式英语，表示委派某人去做某事。
The manager deputed her to handle the negotiations.
经理委派她负责这场谈判。
表示把任务、职责等交给某人办理，后接介词 to。
The board deputed the task to a junior clerk.
董事会把这项任务委托给了一名初级职员。
表示任命某人为某一职务或代理角色，意思接近 appoint。
They deputed him as their spokesperson.
他们委任他为发言人。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager deputed me the task.
正确表达The manager deputed the task to me.
depute 不接双宾语（depute sb sth）；表示“把任务委托给某人”时用 depute sth to sb，因此需把任务提前并用 to 引出接收者。
grammar · medium
易错句子The committee deputed him for attending the meeting.
正确表达The committee deputed him to attend the meeting.
depute sb to do sth 是固定搭配，表示委派某人去做某事时用不定式 to do，不用 for doing；因此改 for attending 为 to attend。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager deputed to handle the matter.
正确表达The manager deputed him to handle the matter.
depute 是及物动词，必须带宾语；汉语可省略“委托”的对象，但英语需补出被委派的人 him。
delegate 更常用，可指把任务、权力或责任交给他人，常含授权代表之意；depute 较正式且偏英式，侧重把任务交给下属或派某人代行职务。
deputize 常作不及物动词，用 deputize for sb 表示临时代替某人履职；depute 是及物动词，表示派某人代理或把任务交给下属。美式英语中 deputize 也可及物表示任命为代理，但不如 depute 强调“派出/委派”。
appoint 泛指正式任命某人担任职位，不强调代理或下属关系；depute 特指任命代理/副手或将任务委派给下属，语域更正式且偏英式。
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