appointment
英 [əˈpɔɪntmənt] 美 [əˈpɔɪntmənt]

n.

约会；任命；职务；职位

变形

复数：appointments

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]约会,约定 an arrangement for a meeting with an agreed time and place
2. [C][U]任命,委派; 职务,职位 the choosing of sb for a position or job

英英释义

appointment[ ə'pɔintmənt ]

• n.
  • the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

    "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

    同义词：assignmentdesignationnaming

  • a meeting arranged in advance

    同义词：dateengagement

  • (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

    同义词：fitting

  • a person who is appointed to a job or position

    同义词：appointee

  • the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

    "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"

  • (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

    "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• accept an appointment接受任命
• announce the appointment of宣布…的任命
• decline an appointment拒绝接受职位
• get an appointment谋得一个职位
• give up one's appointment辞去职务
• obtain an appointment谋得一个职位
• receive an appointment接受任命
• resign one's appointment辞去职务
• take up an appointment就职
• throw up one's appointment辞去职务
• cancel an appointment取消约会
• decline an appointment拒绝约会
• fix an appointment约会
• keep one's appointment守约
• make an appointment约会

形容词+～

• diplomatic appointment外交职务
• good appointment好职位
• official appointment正式职务
• permanent appointment永久职务
• public appointment公职
• temporary appointment临时职务

名词+～

• life appointment终生职位

～+介词

• appointment as manager担任经理的职务
• the appointment of sb to an office任命某人担任某职
• the appointment to the professorship被任命为大学教授

介词+～

• by appointment按照约定的时间
• call on sb by appointment根据约会拜访某人
• present oneself for an appointment求职
• under appointment by根据…的任命

词组短语

make an appointment约会，预约

make an appointment with与某人约会

have an appointment有约会

appointment system委任制

by appointment按照约定

letter of appointment委任书，聘书

appointment book记事簿；预约簿

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

date, appointment, engagement

这组词都有“约会”的意思，其区别是：

date主要指朋友之间的随便约见或男女之间的约会。

appointment通常指严格根据时间表上预约的时间进行的约见或约会，其目的主要是讨论公事或业务问题。

engagement普通用词，可与本组的另外两个词换用。泛指任何商定的地点和时间见面，专指针对某一目的约会。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. I've made an appointment for a facial next week.
   我已经预约了下周去美容。
2. He wants to change his appointment from Monday to Wednesday.
   他想把他的约会从星期一改到星期三。
3. His promotion to manager was a popular appointment.
   他升任经理是众望所归的。
4. The appointments in this hotel are very good.
   这旅馆的设备很好。
5. I believe he will get a good appointment.
   我相信他会获得一个好职位的。

权威例句

APPOINTMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The Appointment of Pigou as Marshall's Successor
Appointment scheduling using time segmented solution propositions
System and methods for appointment reconcilation
System and methods for appointment reconciliation
The last appointment before suicide: is suicide intent communicated?
An overview of interventions to improve compliance with appointment keeping for medical services.
The Determinants of Enterprise Risk Management: Evidence From the Appointment of Chief Risk Officers
Modelling heterogeneity in patients' preferences for the attributes of a general practitioner appointment
Relationship of physicians' nonverbal communication skill to patient satisfaction, appointment noncompliance, and physician workload