assign
英 [ə'saɪn]
美 [ə'saɪn]
- vt. 分配；指派；[计][数] 赋值
- vi. 将财产过户（尤指过户给债权人）
助记提示
1、as- "to" + sign-.
中文词源
assign 指定前缀as- 同ad-. sign, 记号。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assign-ment.
- 当时把这项任务给他是大错特错了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.
- 当老师布置家庭作业的时候，学生们通常觉得做作业是分内之事。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is possible to assign an exact date to this building.
- 这座建筑物的确切年代是可以确定的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. It's wise to assign special exercises to the weaker students.
- 给智能不足的学生指定专门的练习是个明智的方法.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Influenced by old ideas, some units assign posts according to seniority.
- 由于受旧观念的影响, 有些单位分配工作按资排辈.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》