assign

割り当てる、課す

誰かに仕事や課題を与える。

やさしい英語で： To give someone a job or piece of work to do.

• The teacher assigned some homework.
• I was assigned to help the new staff.
• Who assigned this task to you?

使い方： assign something to someone (The manager assigned the task to me.); assign someone something (Our teacher assigned us three exercises.); assign someone to do something (They assigned her to check the accounts.)

類義語： give, allocate

よく使う表現： assign a task, assign homework, assign someone work

割り当てる、分類する

判断に基づき、物事に分類、値、日付などを与える。

やさしい英語で： To give something a category, value, date, or other description based on your judgment.

• Assign each item a number.
• The researchers assigned a date to the painting.
• These animals were assigned to different categories.

使い方： assign something to something (We assigned a category to each entry.); assign something a value/category (The program assigns each answer a score.)

類義語： attribute, classify

よく使う表現： assign a value, assign a category, assign a date

割り当てる、指定する

ある物を特定の人や目的のために選んだり確保したりする。

やさしい英語で： To choose or set aside something for a particular person or purpose.

• They assigned us a quiet room.
• More money was assigned to the project.
• The court assigned a date for the trial.

使い方： assign something to someone/something (They assigned a room to each guest.); assign something for something (The council assigned land for the new school.)

類義語： allocate, allot, reserve

よく使う表現： assign a room, assign a seat, assign resources

任命する、選任する

特定の役職や公的な役割を担う人を選ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To choose someone to fill a particular position or official role.

• The court assigned a lawyer to him.
• She was assigned as the team’s official representative.
• They assigned a new officer to the post.

使い方： assign someone as something (The court assigned her as counsel for the prisoner.); assign someone to a post (They assigned him to a senior post.)

類義語： appoint, designate

よく使う表現： assign a lawyer, assign an officer, assign someone counsel