English Dictionary

designation

/dɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

An act or instance of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication. / Selection and appointment for a purpose or office; allotment; direction.

日本語の意味

指定、指示（ある対象を指し示す行為や示すこと） / 任命、指名（特定の役職や目的のために選出・任用すること）

The committee's designation of a new chair surprised many members.

委員会による新しい議長の指定は多くの委員を驚かせた。

意味（1）

An act or instance of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.

意味（2）

Selection and appointment for a purpose or office; allotment; direction.

His designation as chief justice was controversial.

意味（3）

That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.

Man is the most aggressive animal in the sea (and on the land as well), and all the man-eater stories in history will not change this designation.

意味（4）

signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.

It doesn't list all the connotations that the term may have in various contexts: it specifies the designation of the term, or one of the designations of the term.

designations （ plural ）