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designation

noun
🔊/ˌdezɪɡˈneɪʃn/
🔊/ˌdezɪɡˈneɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. [uncountable] designation (as something) the action of choosing a person or thing for a particular purpose, or of giving them or it a particular status选定；指定；委任
    • The district is under consideration for designation as a conservation area.正在考虑将这个地区指定为保护区。🔊🔊
  2. [countable] a name, title or description名称；称号；称呼
    • Her official designation is Financial Controller.她的正式职衔是财务总监。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of marking’): from Latin designatio(n-), from the verb designare, based on signum ‘a mark’.