如题所述
assign、designate和appoint在表示指定、指派的意思时的区别如下：
1、“指定、指派”的形式不同。
appoint：通常指不经过选择的官方委任；
designate：书面用语，侧重当权者或机构的选拔或任命，有时含强行指定的意味；
assign：常指给一群人或个人分配、分派、指派或委派任务。
2、其后跟的词不同。
appoint后多跟职位一类的名词；assign后多跟具体的工作；designate常与”as“连用。
例句：
1、They appointed him Minister of Education.他们任命他为教育部长。
2、She was appointed to the Chairmanship of the Committee.她被任命为委员会的主席。
3、The problem was assigned to a commission.这项任务交给了一个特别委员会去处理。
4、I assign you to wash the dishes.我分配你去洗盘子。
5、Some of the rooms were designated as offices.其中一些房间被指定用作办公室。
6、The President's designated successor is his son.总统的选定继承人是他的儿子。
固定搭配：
1、assign sb a task/role
I’ve been assigned the task of looking after the new students.指派给我的工作是照顾新来的学生。
2、assign sb to sth
Jan’s been assigned to the Asian Affairs Bureau.简被派到亚洲事务部。
3、assign sb to do sth
Madison was assigned to investigate a balloon accident.麦迪逊被派去调查一宗气球事故。
4、assign sb sth
Assign each student a partner.给每个学生分派一个搭档。
5、be designated sth
The lake was recently designated a conservation area.这个湖最近被指定为保护区。
6、designate sth as/for sth
Funds were designated for projects in low-income areas.低收入地区的工程有指定资金。
7、designate sb to do sth
She has been designated to take over the position of treasurer.她已被指派接任财务主管的职位。
8、appoint sb to sth
He’s been appointed to the State Supreme Court.他奉命到州最高法院任。
9、appoint sb to do sth
A committee was appointed to consider the plans.一个委员会被委派去研究这些计划。
10、appoint (sb) as sth
O'Connell was appointed as chairman.奥康奈尔被任命为主席。
