58　appoint和name

① appoint指官方委任。

The president appointed him(to be/as)foreign minister. 总统任命他为外交部部长。

He was appointed to a high position. 他被委以重任。

He was appointed sales manager. 他被任命为销售部经理。

② name为普通用语，侧重于任命的结果而不是过程。

They named Mr. Smith for the presidency. 他们提名史密斯先生担任主席。

He was named manager. 他被任命为经理。

We named him to head the committee. 我们任命他为委员会主席。

提示

可用名词作宾语/主语补足语的动词还有call，appoint，crown(立......为王)，elect，make，declare等，这种用法中的名词前通常不用定冠词或不定冠词。

They elected him president. 他们选举他当总统。

William was crowned king. 威廉被立为国王。

He was appointed mayor. 他被任命当市长。

有时，当补语不限一人时，用不定冠词表示不止一人。

He was appointed an assistant professor. 他被聘为副教授。(美式英语说法，等于associate professor)

有时，补语是正职或独一无二时，也用定冠词。

They make him the chairman every year. 他们每年都选他担任主席。