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源自拉丁语 'designatus',过去分词形式,意为 '标记' 或 '指定',由 'de-'(表示强调)和 'signare'(标记)组成。
❶ 被特别指定或选定的,通常指某人或某物被正式赋予特定角色、职责或用途。
“She is the designated driver for tonight.”
(她是今晚的指定司机。)
“This area is designated as a no-smoking zone.”
(这个区域被指定为禁烟区。)
❶ 正式指定或任命某人担任某个职位,或确定某物的特定用途。
“The committee designated him as the new chairman.”
(委员会任命他为新主席。)
“The city designated this park as a historical site.”
(市政府将这个公园定为历史遗址。)
designated hitter — 在棒球比赛中,指定击球手是代替投手击球的球员,通常用于美国联盟比赛。
“The designated hitter hit a home run in the ninth inning.”
(指定击球手在第九局打出了全垒打。)
designated survivor — 在美国政府中,指定幸存者是在重大事件中缺席以确保政府连续性的内阁成员。
“The designated survivor was kept in a secure location during the State of the Union address.”
(在国情咨文演讲期间,指定幸存者被安置在一个安全的地点。)