单词 | designation |
释义 | des·ig·na·tion 1. < contriving new characters for the designation of sounds alien to the language > < anciently the law was that the mere repetition of a slander was not actionable if the repetition was accompanied by a designation of the author — B.N.Cardozo > 2. a. < for years the county seat had no proper designation > < as a writer of light verse; but this designation isn't good enough — Charles Jackson > b. < perhaps the honor that touched him most deeply was the designation during his last years of the new laboratory — C.H.Herty > < the designation of degrees for women graduates puzzled the more liberal educators — American Guide Series: Texas > 3. a. < his next designation was a second secretaryship at Panama City > also < seeking to win the Republican primary designation > b. < his designation by Chile and Argentina as umpire of a commission > < the revision of the rest of Matthew and of Genesis and all of Exodus by the designation of different sections to various members of the committee — I.M.Price > c. archaic 4. obsolete 5. 6. logic |
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