appoint

任命する、指名する

ある仕事や責任を担う人を正式に選ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To choose someone officially for a job or responsibility.

• They appointed a new manager.
• The board appointed her chair last month.
• Who will appoint someone to lead the investigation?

使い方： appoint someone as something (They appointed Maya as director.); appoint someone to something (The mayor appointed him to the committee.); appoint someone to do something (We appointed a lawyer to handle the sale.)

類義語： name, designate, assign

反対語： dismiss

よく使う表現： appoint someone, appoint a manager, appoint someone chair

定める、指定する

何かを行う時刻や日付を正式に決める。

やさしい英語で： To officially choose a time or date for something to happen.

• They appointed a date for the meeting.
• We arrived at the appointed hour.
• Has the judge appointed a day for the hearing?

使い方： appoint a time for something (The council appointed a time for the hearing.)

類義語： set, fix, schedule

よく使う表現： appoint a time, appoint a date, appoint a day