appoint v. /assign v.

appoint的意思是“任命，指派，委任”，后多跟職位一類的名詞;

assign的相關(guān)意思是“分配，分派，指定”，后多跟具體的工作。

例：They appointed him Minister of Education.

他們?nèi)蚊麨榻逃块L(zhǎng)。

She was appointed to the Chairmanship of the Committee.

她被任命為委員會(huì)的主席。

The problem was assigned to a commission.

這項(xiàng)任務(wù)交給了一個(gè)特別委員會(huì)去處理。

I assign you to wash the dishes.

我分配你去洗盤(pán)子。