designate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/|/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/    美 /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/|/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/|/ˈdez.ɪɡ.nət/|/ˈdez.ɪɡ.næɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
    — to designate the boundaries of a country
  2. To call by a distinctive title; to name.
    — "Yes, let 'Sister' Davis have a whack at it too," urged George Bland. Tom Davis, who was Joe Matson's particular chum, was designated "Sister" because, in an incautious moment, when first coming to Excelsior Hall, he had shown a picture of his very pretty sister, Mabel.
  3. To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
形容词 adj.
  1. Designated; appointed; chosen. not-comparable
  2. Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role. UK,not-comparable
    — King designate

词形变化

designates present,singular,third-person designating participle,present designated participle,past designated past

词汇关系

近义词
entitle name style earmark
衍生词
Commissioner-designate designatable designated driver designated hitter designator designatory designee indesignate nondesignating predesignate redesignate
相关词
codesignative designation designative designatum

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of design.
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of design.
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