单词 | designate |
释义 | designate —designative, designatory /dez"ig neuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, dez'ig nay"teuh ree/, adj. —designator, n. —designee, n. v. /dez"ig nayt'/; adj. /dez"ig nit, -nayt'/, v. , designated, designating, adj. v.t. 1. to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify. 2. to denote; indicate; signify. 3. to name; entitle; style. 4. to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint; assign. adj. 5. named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies): ambassador-designate. [1640-50; < L designatus, ptp. of designare. See DESIGN, -ATE1] |
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