designate
翻译
指定, 指派, 标明
例句
This area is designated as a national park.
该地区被指定为国家公园。
He was designated to lead the team.
他被指派领导这个团队。
语法模式
((sb./sth.)) ((as sth.)) 将(某人/某物)指定为(某物) This area is designated as a national park.
((sb.)) ((to-inf)) 指派(某人)做(某事) He was designated to lead the team.
近义词
同义词: appoint, nominate, specify, assign, name
词源
源自拉丁语“designatus”,是“designare”(标出)的过去分词。与“design”同源。
记忆技巧
“de-SIGN-ate”就是为特定的角色或目的,在某人或某物上正式做一个“标记(SIGN)”。