"appoints"的音标为[əˈpɔɪnts],基本翻译为"任命;委派;设定;约定"。速记技巧可以考虑将其拆分为"ap-point-ts",其中"ap"表示"at",即"在…方面","point"意为"点","ts"可以理解为两个独立的点,即两个或更多的人或事物被“在某方面”指定或安排。这样,这个单词就可以理解为在某方面指定或安排了两个人或事物。
“appoint”这个词的词源可以追溯到古英语“apenwynian”,意为“任命”或“委派”。它的词形变化形式包括复数“appointments”,过去式“appointed”和过去分词“appointed”。
相关单词:
1. appointment:任命,委派;约会,预约。这个词可以指正式的任命或委派,也可以指与某人或某事的约会或预约。
2. reappoint:重新任命,再次委派。这个词表示重新安排或再次委派某人或某事。
3. deputy:副手,代表;副职。这个词来源于法语,意为“副的”或“代表”,可以指代替某人执行职务的人。
4. nominate:提名,任命。这个词来源于拉丁语,意为“提名”,可以指提名某人担任某个职务或职位。
5. selection:选择,挑选。这个词与“select”(选择)同源,表示经过挑选或选择的过程。
6. commission:委任,授权;委员会,佣金。这个词来源于拉丁语,意为“委任”,可以指授权某人执行某项任务或职责。
7. appointments:任命,委派;约会地点。这个词可以指正式的任命或委派地点,也可以指约会或见面的地点。
8. appointive:任命的,委派的。这个词表示通过任命或委派而获得的资格或地位。
9. appointive-power:任命权,委派权。这个词表示拥有任命或委派他人职务的权力。
10. appointive-system:任命制度,委派制度。这个词表示通过任命或委派来管理或组织机构的制度。
以上这些单词都与“appoint”这个单词有着密切的联系,反映了其在英语中的广泛应用和丰富的词义变化。
常用短语:
1. appoint sb as sth
2. appoint sb to do sth
3. be appointed to sth
4. appoint a date/time
5. appointment letter
6. make an appointment
7. cancelled appointment
双语例句:
1. He was appointed as the head of the department.(他被任命为系主任。)
2. We have to make an appointment to meet again.(我们得预约再见面。)
3. She was appointed to the position of head teacher.(她被任命为校长。)
4. We need to appoint a date/time for the meeting.(我们需要安排会议的日期/时间。)
5. The appointment letter arrived with a surprise.(收到聘书信让我感到意外。)
6. We had to cancel our appointment because of the weather.(由于天气原因,我们不得不取消了约会。)
7. The doctor"s appointment was a success, and she was given a clean bill of health.(医生预约成功,她得到了健康证明。)
英文小作文:
I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m., and I am very excited about it. I have been feeling unwell lately and I hope to get some answers from the appointment. I will bring my medicine list and any other information that might be helpful, so that the doctor can better understand my condition and provide me with the best treatment options. I am looking forward to hearing my doctor"s diagnosis and recommendations, and I am confident that I will feel much better after the appointment.