課本中不會教你的[A]58、appoint和name

58　appoint和name

① appoint指官方委任。

The president appointed him(to be/as)foreign minister. 總統(tǒng)任命他為外交部部長。

He was appointed to a high position. 他被委以重任。

He was appointed sales manager. 他被任命為銷售部經(jīng)理。

② name為普通用語，側(cè)重于任命的結(jié)果而不是過程。

They named Mr. Smith for the presidency. 他們提名史密斯先生擔(dān)任主席。

He was named manager. 他被任命為經(jīng)理。

We named him to head the committee. 我們?nèi)蚊麨槲瘑T會主席。

提示

可用名詞作賓語/主語補足語的動詞還有call，appoint，crown(立......為王)，elect，make，declare等，這種用法中的名詞前通常不用定冠詞或不定冠詞。

They elected him president. 他們選舉他當(dāng)總統(tǒng)。

William was crowned king. 威廉被立為國王。

He was appointed mayor. 他被任命當(dāng)市長。

有時，當(dāng)補語不限一人時，用不定冠詞表示不止一人。

He was appointed an assistant professor. 他被聘為副教授。(美式英語說法，等于associate professor)

有時，補語是正職或獨一無二時，也用定冠詞。

They make him the chairman every year. 他們每年都選他擔(dān)任主席。