assigned
/əˈsaɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [əsˈaɪnd] /əˈsaɪn/ (ame, ipa) · [əsˈaɪnd] /ə-ˈsīn How to pronounce assign (audio)/ (ame, mw)
assigned — 動詞
- assignedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- assigneds3rd person singular
- assigneding-ing form
- assignededpast simple
1. used as the past tense or past participle of 'assign' when a person in authority
交辦；指派
把工作或座位分給某人
used as the past tense or past participle of 'assign' when a person in authority put a job, role, seat, room, or other responsibility in someone's care.
The teacher assigned Chapter 6 for Friday's homework and checked it Monday.
老師交辦了第六章當作週五要交的回家作業，並在週一檢查。
assigned homework for a class
Mira was assigned the window seat on the overnight bus to Taitung.
Mira 在開往台東的夜車上被分到靠窗座位。
passive: be assigned + seat
Before the festival, Owen assigned each volunteer a gate to watch.
節慶開始前，Owen 分派每位志工各守一個入口。
At the clinic, Shirin was assigned the front desk shift all week.
在診所裡，Shirin 整週都被指派值前台班。
文法句型
assign + task/role/seat + to + person
be assigned + object
be assigned + to + duty
用法筆記
The object is usually the work, role, or item that someone must deal with. Passive clauses often name the person who receives it. Distinguish from sense 5, which emphasizes being sent to a place or unit.
常見錯誤
2. used when someone fixed a particular day, hour, or time block for an activity or
排定時間
為活動正式決定時段
used when someone fixed a particular day, hour, or time block for an activity or deadline.
The court assigned fifteen minutes to each lawyer's opening statement.
法院為每位律師的開場陳述排定十五分鐘。
assign + time + to + activity
Two hours were assigned for the written chemistry exam on Saturday.
週六的書面化學考試被排定為兩小時。
passive: be assigned for + event
The producer assigned the costume fitting to next Tuesday at the studio.
製作人把工作室的服裝試穿排定在下週二。
The committee assigned the first half of May to staff interviews.
委員會把五月上半月排定給員工面試。
- left open
means no specific time was fixed
文法句型
assign + time + to + activity
be assigned + for + event
assign + day/period + for + task
用法筆記
Here the thing assigned is a day, hour, slot, or period rather than the work itself. It appears mostly in formal planning, court, or scheduling contexts. Distinguish from sense 1, where the thing assigned is a task or role.
常見錯誤
3. used when someone decided that a number, label, level, or status belonged to som
定值；定級
給某物定出分數或等級
used when someone decided that a number, label, level, or status belonged to something.
The survey assigned each answer a score from one to five.
這份問卷為每個答案定出從一到五的分數。
assign + object + score
Engineers assigned a low risk level to the cracked support beam.
工程師把那根裂開的支撐樑定級為低風險。
assign + level + to + object
The museum assigned no market value to the damaged poster.
博物館沒有替那張受損海報定出市場價值。
After the review, the panel assigned the file urgent status.
複查後，小組把那份檔案定為緊急等級。
- rated
commonly used for giving a grade or level
- classified
stresses putting something into a category
- attributed
more formal and often used for qualities or importance
- left ungraded
means no score or level was given
文法句型
assign + object + value/level
assign + value + to + object
assign + status + to + file/item
用法筆記
The assigned thing is usually a score, value, label, or level, often in grading, research, finance, or classification. Distinguish from sense 4, which explains why something happened rather than what value or status it receives.
常見錯誤
4. used when someone judged that a person, event, or condition was the cause of som
歸因於
認定某事是另一事的原因
used when someone judged that a person, event, or condition was the cause of something else.
Doctors assigned the sudden rash to a reaction from the new medicine.
醫師把突發的紅疹歸因於新藥引起的反應。
assign + problem + to + cause
Police assigned the warehouse fire to faulty wiring in the roof.
警方把倉庫失火歸因於屋頂裡的故障電線。
The coach assigned the late collapse to tired legs and poor marking.
教練把後段崩盤歸因於腿部疲勞和盯人不佳。
Many voters assigned the price rise to the mayor's tax plan.
許多選民把物價上漲歸因於市長的稅務計畫。
- attributed
the closest formal equivalent in academic or journalistic writing
- ascribed
more literary and formal
- blamed
stronger and more direct, often carrying criticism
- ruled out
means the suggested cause was rejected
文法句型
assign + result/problem + to + cause
assign + change + to + reason
assign + event + to + condition
用法筆記
The result or problem normally comes first, and the supposed reason follows after 'to'. Distinguish from sense 3, where you give something a value or label rather than explaining why it happened.
常見錯誤
5. used when an employer, army, newspaper, or similar authority sent someone to a p
派駐；派往
派人到某地或單位工作
used when an employer, army, newspaper, or similar authority sent someone to a place, post, or unit to work there.
After training, Samir was assigned to the embassy in Manila.
訓練結束後，Samir 被派駐到馬尼拉的大使館。
be assigned to + workplace
The newspaper assigned Soraya to the flood zone for three weeks.
那家報社把 Soraya 派往洪水災區三週。
assign + reporter + to + area
Two new nurses were assigned to the night clinic outside Taichung.
兩名新護士被派駐到台中郊外的夜間門診。
During the strike, Jack was assigned to the warehouse gate.
罷工期間，Jack 被派往倉庫門口值守。
- recalled
means the person was called back from the place
文法句型
assign + person + to + place/unit
be assigned + to + base/office/post
assign + reporter/staff + to + area
用法筆記
The direct object is usually the person, and the 'to' phrase names the place or unit where that person must work. Distinguish from sense 1, which can assign duties without moving the person to a new location.
常見錯誤
6. used in computing when a program placed a number, text, or other value into a va
賦值
在程式中把值存進變數
used in computing when a program placed a number, text, or other value into a variable or memory location.
The script assigned 0 to count before the main loop began.
主迴圈開始前，這支腳本先把 0 賦值給 count。
assign + value + to + variable
When you clicked reset, the app assigned false to every alert setting.
你按下重設時，程式會把 false 賦值給每個警示設定。
The compiler assigned the result to a temporary variable named total.
編譯器把結果賦值給名為 total 的暫時變數。
During setup, the game assigned each player an ID in memory.
設定期間，遊戲會在記憶體中替每位玩家賦值一個 ID。
- stored
broad technical word for putting data somewhere
- set
common in programming tutorials and documentation
- initialized
used especially when the first value is given
- cleared
means the value was removed or reset
文法句型
assign + value + to + variable
assign + result + to + memory location
be assigned + to + variable
用法筆記
This technical sense usually follows patterns like 'assign X to Y' or 'be assigned to a variable'. It belongs to programming and computing, not to everyday task-giving.
常見錯誤
7. used when money, property, a lease, or another right was passed to someone else
讓與；轉讓
依法把財產或權利轉給他人
used when money, property, a lease, or another right was passed to someone else through a formal legal action.
Under the will, the farmland was assigned to her two daughters.
依照遺囑，那片農地被讓與給她的兩個女兒。
be assigned to + heirs
The company assigned its patent rights to a new partner.
那家公司把專利權轉讓給一位新合作夥伴。
assign + rights + to + party
With written consent, the lease was assigned to another tenant.
在取得書面同意後，租約被轉讓給另一位房客。
Future ticket income was assigned to the bank after the debt deal.
債務協議後，未來的售票收入被讓與給銀行。
- transferred
broad legal and business term for moving ownership or rights
- conveyed
formal legal word, especially for property
- signed over
more informal but common for rights or property
- retained
means the original owner kept the right or property
文法句型
assign + rights/property + to + person
be assigned + to + heir/company
assign + lease/patent + to + party
用法筆記
This is formal legal and business language. The thing transferred is usually the direct object or the subject of a passive clause, and the new owner follows after 'to'. Distinguish from sense 1, which deals with duties rather than ownership or rights.