appointment

名词 n.
/əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/    /əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/|/əˈpɔɪnt.mɪnt/|[əˈpʰɔɪ̯nʔmɪnʔ]|[əˈpʰɔɪ̯̃ʔmɪnʔ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
    — His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.
  2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed
    — the appointment of treasurer
  3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
  4. An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
    — They made an appointment to meet at six.
  5. Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
    — to submit to the divine appointments
  6. The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
  7. The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
  8. Equipment, furniture. in-plural
    — […] the house had been inhabited for years by his father, and in many of its appointments was old-fashioned and grim […]
  9. An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college. US
    — to have an appointment
  10. The allowance paid to a public officer. obsolete

词形变化

appointments plural

词源

From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.
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