| 释义 |
as·sign·ment
\-nmənt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English assignement, from Middle French, from Old French, from assigner to assign + -ment
1. : the act of assigning: as
a. : allotment
< the assignment of land to veterans >
b. : a pointing out or specifying
< assignment of error in proceedings for review >
c. : allegement, statement
< the assignment of these reasons >
d. : attribution
< his assignment of different functions to different parts >
2.
a. : a position, post, or office to which one is assigned : appointment
< his assignment as vice-consul in Liverpool >
< his assignment as minister of two rural churches >
b. : a specified amount of work or a definite task or mission assigned by authority or undertaken as though so assigned
< an assignment of 10 arithmetic problems >
< the reporter's assignment was to interview the congressman >
3.
a. : the transfer to another of one's legal interest or right; especially : the transfer of property to be held in trust or to be used for the benefit of creditors
b. : the document by which such an interest or right is transferred
Synonyms: see task |