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nominate

UK //ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt//US //ˈnɑː.mə.neɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'nominare',意为'命名'或'指定',由 'nomen'(名字)和动词后缀 '-are' 组成。

verb

❶ 正式提议某人担任某个职位或角色,通常需要经过投票或批准程序。

“She was nominated for the position of CEO by the board members.”

(董事会成员提名她担任首席执行官一职。)

“The committee nominated three candidates for the award.”

(委员会提名了三位候选人角逐该奖项。)

❶ 指定或任命某人做某事,通常带有正式或官方的性质。

“The president nominated a new ambassador to France.”

(总统任命了新任驻法国大使。)

“We need to nominate someone to represent us at the meeting.”

(我们需要指定一个人代表我们参加会议。)

同义词:propose, appoint, designate, suggest, name

常见短语

nominate someone for something — 为某个奖项或职位提名某人,强调提名对象和提名目标之间的关系。

“They nominated her for the Best Actress award.”

(他们提名她角逐最佳女演员奖。)

nominate someone to do something — 指派某人去做某事,强调被提名者需要完成的具体任务。

“We nominated Sarah to organize the charity event.”

(我们指派莎拉来组织这次慈善活动。)