appoint 用法及搭配

一、基本含义

appoint 是一个及物动词，主要含义包括：

• 任命；委任（某人担任职位）
• 约定；指定（时间、地点等）

二、常见用法结构

1. appoint + 宾语（人）+ as/to be + 职位

表示“任命某人为……”

• The board appointed her as CEO.
• They appointed him to be the new manager.

2. appoint + 宾语（人）+ to + 职位/委员会等

更正式的表达方式

• The president appointed three judges to the Supreme Court.

3. appoint + 时间/地点

表示“约定时间”或“指定地点”（较正式或书面语）

• We appointed a meeting for Friday afternoon.
• He appointed the library as our meeting place.

三、常用搭配

• appoint someone to a position — 任命某人担任某职
• appoint a committee — 成立一个委员会
• appoint a date/time/place — 约定日期/时间/地点
• be appointed as... — 被任命为……

四、注意事项

• appoint 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语。
• 在现代英语中，“约定时间/地点”的用法较少见，多用于正式或法律文本；日常交流中更常用 arrange 或 set。
• 被动语态很常见：She was appointed director last year.

五、例句参考

1. The king appointed his trusted advisor as prime minister.
2. A special task force was appointed to investigate the incident.
3. They appointed 3 p.m. as the time for the interview.
4. He has just been appointed to the board of directors.