appoint/ə'pɔɪnt/

v. choose sb for a job or position

v. [T] 任命：[appoint sb (as) sth] They appointed him (as) Minister of Education. 他们任命他为教育部长。

构词ap (= ad-) + point（指向；点）→派某人担任某个职位

同根 ballpoint; disappoint; disappointed; point