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appointment

英 [ə'pɒɪntm(ə)nt] 美 [ə'pɔɪntmənt]

n. 任命；约定；任命的职位

助记提示

1. 和老板比较正式的约会.
2. make an appointment 约会.

英文词源

appointment (n.): early 15c., "an agreement," also "a fixing of a date for official business," from Middle French apointement, from apointer (see appoint). Meaning "act of placing in office" is attested from 1650s.

双语例句

1. I hate to rush you but I have another appointment later on.: 我真不想催你，但我稍后还有一个约会。

2. Drake and his cohorts were not pleased with my appointment.: 德雷克那一帮人对我的任命很不满。

3. At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius.: 当时，对他的任命犹如神来之笔。

4. His appointment to the Cabinet would please the right-wing.: 他被任命为内阁成员会让右翼党派很高兴。

5. A background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment.: 总统任命前通常要进行背景审查的准备工作。