nominate

nominate
verb
[with obj.]
  1. propose or formally enter as a candidate for election or for an honour or award
    提名
    the film was nominated for several Oscars.
    那部影片被提名好几项奥斯卡奖。
    ■appoint to a job or position
    任命
    the company nominated her as a delegate to the convention.
    公司任命她为出席那次大会的代表。
  2. specify (something) formally, typically the date or place for an event
    (一般指事件的时间或地点的)确定;指定
    a day was nominated for the exchange of contracts.
    确定了交换合同的日子。
adjective
  1. (Zoology & Botany)denoting a race or subspecies which is given the same epithet as the species to which it belongs, e.g. Homo sapiens sapiens
    (动,植)以种名命名的
派生
nominator
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'named'): from Latin nominat- 'named', from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- 'a name'. The verb senses are first found in English in the 16th cent
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