任命

• 拼音: rèn mìng
• 汉字拆解: 任 = 亻+ 壬 (person + load = to carry responsibility); 命 = 口 + 令 (mouth + command = order)

含义

To appoint; to officially designate a person to a position or role, typically by an authority.

Used in governmental, corporate, and institutional contexts. The appointment is usually made by a superior authority and carries official weight. Distinguishable from 选举 (elect by vote) and 推荐 (recommend).

例句

1. 董事会正式任命她为公司新任首席执行官。
2. 总统任命了三位新内阁部长，引发各界广泛关注。
3. 他被任命为驻外大使，即将赴任。

用法指南

语境: government, business, organisations

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 经全体委员投票，他被一致任命为工作组组长。(Following a vote by all committee members, he was unanimously appointed as head of the working group.)
• 该校校长由教育局直接任命，任期三年。(The school principal is directly appointed by the Education Bureau for a three-year term.)

错误说法

• 我自己任命自己当负责人 — 任命 requires an authority appointing another person; say 我自告奋勇担任负责人 (I volunteered to take charge) or 我自封为负责人

起源与历史

任 (entrust/assign) + 命 (order/command)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal