appoint: [14] Appoint came from the Old French verb apointier ‘a(chǎn)rrange’, which was based on the phrase a point, literally ‘to a point’. Hints of the original meaning can still be found in some of the verb’s early uses in English, in the sense ‘settle a matter decisively’, but its main modern meanings, ‘fix by prior arrangement’ and ‘select for a post’, had become established by the mid 15th century. => point
appoint (v.)
late 14c., "to decide, resolve; to arrange the time of (a meeting, etc.)," from Anglo-French appointer, Old French apointier "make ready, arrange, settle, place" (12c.), from apointer "duly, fitly," from phrase à point "to the point," from a- "to" (see ad-) + point "point," from Latin punctum (see point (n.)). The ground sense is "to come to a point (about some matter)," therefore "agree, settle." Meaning "put (someone) in charge" is early 15c. Related: Appointed; appointing.
雙語例句
1. "Why didn't you appoint Ron twelve months ago?"—"Good question."
“你為什么12個(gè)月前不任命羅恩呢？”——“問得好。”
來自柯林斯例句
2. He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.
他許諾任命一位艾滋病大使來應(yīng)對(duì)這種疾病。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appoint-ments.
我們的計(jì)劃是分派一位職員處理預(yù)約事宜。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The Prime Minister has the power to dismiss and appoint senior ministers.