assign

vt. 分配；指派；[计][数] 赋值

vi. 将财产过户（尤指过户给债权人）

中文词源

assign 指定

前缀as- 同ad-. sign, 记号。

assign: assign: see sign
assign (v.): c. 1300, from Old French assiginer (13c.) "assign, set (a date, etc.); appoint legally; allot," from Latin assignare "to mark out, to allot by sign, assign, award," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + signare "make a sign," from signum "mark" (see sign). Main original use was in English law, in transferences of personal property. General meaning "to fix, settle, determine, appoint" is from c. 1300. Related: Assigned; assigning.

1、as- "to" + sign-.

1. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assign-ment.: 当时把这项任务给他是大错特错了。

2. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.: 当老师布置家庭作业的时候，学生们通常觉得做作业是分内之事。

3. It is possible to assign an exact date to this building.: 这座建筑物的确切年代是可以确定的.

4. It's wise to assign special exercises to the weaker students.: 给智能不足的学生指定专门的练习是个明智的方法.

5. Influenced by old ideas, some units assign posts according to seniority.: 由于受旧观念的影响, 有些单位分配工作按资排辈.