appointment
noun
əˈpɔɪntmənt
noun
1
an
arrangement
for
a
meeting
at
an
agreed
time
and
place,
for
a
particular
purpose
约定，约会
C
2
when
someone
is
chosen
for
a
position
or
job
任命，委任
C,U
[+
of
]
Other
changes
included
the
appointment
of
a
new
Foreign
Minister.
其他变动包括任命了一位新的外交部长。
[+
as
]
They
congratulated
him
on
his
appointment
as
chairman.
他们祝贺他被任命当了主席。
3
a
job
or
position,
usually
involving
some
responsibility
职务，职位
C
[+
as
]
He
has
taken
up
an
appointment
as
Professor
of
Chemistry.
他接受任命当化学教授。
4
by appointment to the Queen
a
phrase
that
can
be
used
by
a
business
that
sells
goods
or
services
to
the
Queen
[英] 女王指定御用〔向王室出售商品或提供服务的商家可使用的短语〕
BrE