designate

任命する、指名する

特定の仕事や役目を担う人を正式に選ぶ。

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

• They designated Maria as team leader.
• The board will designate a successor next month.
• He was designated to represent the school.

使い方： designate someone as something (They designated him as their representative.); designate someone to do something (She was designated to lead the investigation.); designate someone for something (The committee designated him for the post.)

類義語： appoint, select, nominate

よく使う表現： designate someone as, designate someone to, designate a successor

指定する

場所や物の用途、または位置づけを正式に決める。

やさしい英語で： To officially choose a place or thing for a particular purpose or give it a particular status.

• They designated this area for parking.
• The forest was designated as a protected site.
• Which room has been designated for meetings?

使い方： designate something as something (The council designated the building as a historic monument.); designate something for something (They designated the courtyard for outdoor events.)

類義語： set aside, allocate

よく使う表現： designate an area, designate something as, designate something for

示す、印を付ける

印や名前、説明を使って何かを示したり特定したりする。

やさしい英語で： To show or identify something using a mark, sign, name, or description.

• Red lines designate the boundaries.
• Each room is designated by a number.
• The arrow designates the main entrance.

使い方： designate something by something (The map designates each route by a different colour.)

類義語： indicate, identify, mark

よく使う表現： designate a boundary, designate something by, designate a point

就任予定の

公的な役職に選ばれているが、まだ就任していない。

やさしい英語で： Chosen for an official job but not yet working in it.

• The president designate met the staff.
• Our ambassador designate will arrive next week.
• The director designate attended the meeting as an observer.

使い方： role title + designate (The ambassador designate is preparing to move abroad.)

類義語： incoming

反対語： outgoing

よく使う表現： president designate, ambassador designate, director designate