assign是什么意思

assign

英 [?'sa?n] 美 [?'sa?n]

1、as- "to" + sign-.

assign 指定

前綴as- 同ad-. sign, 記號。

assign: assign: see sign
assign (v.): c. 1300, from Old French assiginer (13c.) "assign, set (a date, etc.); appoint legally; allot," from Latin assignare "to mark out, to allot by sign, assign, award," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + signare "make a sign," from signum "mark" (see sign). Main original use was in English law, in transferences of personal property. General meaning "to fix, settle, determine, appoint" is from c. 1300. Related: Assigned; assigning.

1. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assign-ment.: 當時把這項任務給他是大錯特錯了。

2. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.: 當老師布置家庭作業的時候，學生們通常覺得做作業是分內之事。

3. It is possible to assign an exact date to this building.: 這座建筑物的確切年代是可以確定的.

4. It's wise to assign special exercises to the weaker students.: 給智能不足的學生指定專門的練習是個明智的方法.

5. Influenced by old ideas, some units assign posts according to seniority.: 由于受舊觀念的影響, 有些單位分配工作按資排輩.