Assignment
[ ə'saɪnmənt ]
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n. 分给，分配;任务，工作，（课外）作业;<美>任命;指定，委派;
💡 词根助记
as一再+sign记号，信号+ment名词后缀 → 分配；指定
📝 例句
The assignment of electrons is somewhat arbitrary.
电子的分配多少带有武断性。
Fast as you do, you can't finish the assignment in two hours.
尽管你做得快，总也不能在两小时内将功课做完。
She gladly accepted the assignment.
她高兴地接下任务。
He is responsible for the assignment of jobs.
他负责分派工作。
What is today's assignment in history?
历史课今天指定的作业是什么？
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-sign-表示“标记”
📖 牛津释义
assignment
n
1 [C] task or duty that is assigned to sb 指定给某人的任务或职责
Your next assignment will be to find these missing persons. 你的下一项任务是寻找这些失踪的人.
She was sent abroad on a difficult assignment. 她被派出国执行一项艰巨任务.
2 [U] act of assigning (esp property, rights, etc) 转让（尤指财产, 权利等）
a deed of assignment 转让契约.
🎯 考研助记
assignment→assign(v. 分配)+ment→(n.分配)
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'sainmәnt]n. 分配, 功课, 任务, 转让, 归因, 陈述【计】 赋值【经】 转让, 转让证书
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How are you getting there? By train?
你准备怎样走？坐火车去吗？
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.
你太好了。当时你把所有的珠宝首饰全都拿了出来，而且说，我要什么就可以拿什么。漂亮的首饰太多了，实在难挑选。后来我终于看中了一条美丽的钻石项链，中间还嵌着一颗大蓝宝石。
Really? Which ones?
真的吗？哪种工作呢？