appoint

Compared meaning: to name someone for a job (verb).

比较义项：任命，委任（某人担任某职务）（动词）。

• appoint 本词

  Means to officially select someone for a role, and the decision is final and effective immediately — no further vote or approval is implied.

  表示正式选定某人担任某职务，且该决定是最终的、立即生效的，不隐含需要进一步投票或批准。

  The board decided to appoint her as the new finance director starting Monday.

  董事会决定任命她为新任财务总监，周一起生效。

• nominate

  Means to propose or put forward someone as a candidate for a role or award, often followed by a vote, election, or approval before it becomes official.

  表示提名或推荐某人作为某职位或奖项的候选人，通常之后还需经过投票、选举或批准才能正式生效。

  The committee will nominate three candidates before members vote on the winner.

  委员会将提名三位候选人，之后由成员投票选出获胜者。

Appoint and nominate both mean to name someone for a role, but appoint means a final decision by the person in power, effective right away. Nominate means only proposing someone as a candidate, usually followed by a vote or approval before it becomes official.

两词都表示正式指定某人担任某职务，但 appoint 是直接由有权力者做出并生效的任命决定，而 nominate 通常只是提出人选、推荐候选，最终是否任职还需经过选举、审批或进一步程序。appoint 更强调结果确定，nominate 更强调提议、推荐这一步骤。