| 单词 | designate |
| 释义 | designate v. & adj. --vtr. 1. (often foll. by as) appoint to an office or function (designated him as postmaster general; designated his own successor). 2. specify or particularize (receives guests at designated times). 3. (often foll. by as) describe as; entitle, style. 4. serve as the name or distinctive mark of (English uses French words to designate ballet steps). --adj (placed after noun) appointed to an office but not yet installed (bishop designate). Derivatives designator n. Etymology: L designare, past part. designatus (as DE-, signare f. signum mark) |
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