Appoint 的形容词形式
动词 appoint(任命、指定)本身没有直接对应的形容词形式,但在英语中,其过去分词 appointed 常被用作形容词,表示“被任命的”或“指定的”。
appointed 作为形容词的用法
当 appointed 用作形容词时,通常修饰人或时间,表示经过正式程序选定的状态。
- an appointed official:一位被任命的官员
- the appointed time:约定的时间
- an appointed representative:指定的代表
例句
- The committee consists of elected and appointed members.
- Please arrive at the appointed hour.
- She is the newly appointed director of the department.
注意事项
虽然 “appoint” 本身是动词,但英语中并不常用其他派生形式(如 *appointive* 或 *appointable*)作为标准形容词。最自然、最常见的形容词用法仍是 appointed。