appoint

• vt.任命する；指定する；規定する
• 任命する；委任する

接頭辞ap-はad-と同じ。 指す、指摘する

appoint

appoint: [14] Appoint came from the Old French verb apointier ‘arrange’, which was based on the phrase a point, literally ‘to a point’. Hints of the original meaning can still be found in some of the verb’s early uses in English, in the sense ‘settle a matter decisively’, but its main modern meanings, ‘fix by prior arrangement’ and ‘select for a post’, had become established by the mid 15th century.
=> point

appoint (v.)

late 14c., "to decide, resolve; to arrange the time of (a meeting, etc.)," from Anglo-French appointer, Old French apointier "make ready, arrange, settle, place" (12c.), from apointer "duly, fitly," from phrase à point "to the point," from a- "to" (see ad-) + point "point," from Latin punctum (see point (n.)). The ground sense is "to come to a point (about some matter)," therefore "agree, settle." Meaning "put (someone) in charge" is early 15c. Related: Appointed; appointing.

1. 「Why didn 't you appoint Ron twelve months ago？"-"Good question."

「なぜ12ヶ月前にロンを任命しなかったのか？」-「よく聞いた」

2.He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.

彼はエイズ大使を任命してこの病気に対応することを約束した。

3.Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appoint -ments.

私たちの計画は、予約を処理するために従業員を割り当てることです。

4.The Prime Minister has the power to dismiss and appoint senior ministers.

首相は上級部長を任免する権利がある。

5.You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.

投票を依頼することができます。