designate

designate
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be designated)appoint (someone) to a specified position
    指派，任命
    he was designated as prime minister.
    他被任命为首相。
    ■officially assign a specified status or ascribe a specified name or quality to
    正式把…定为（或命名为）；任命…为
    [with obj. and complement]the Wye Valley is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.
    瓦伊山谷被划定为重要自然景观区。
    certain schools are designated ‘science schools’.
    有些学校被命名为“科学学校”。
adjective
  1. [postpositive]appointed to an office or position but not yet installed
    候任的，已受委派但尚未正式就任的
    the Director designate.
    候任局长。
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designator
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin designatus 'designated', past participle of designare, based on signum 'a mark'. The verb dates from the late 18th cent
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