nominate: [16] Nominate is one of a small band of English words descended from nōmen, the Latin representative of the Indo-European ‘name’ word family that also includes English name. It was based on the derived verb nōmināre ‘name’, which has also given English, via French, nominee [17]. Other English words from the same source include nominal [15], nomenclature [17] (from Latin nōmenclātūra, whose second element was based on the verb calāre ‘call’), noun, and renown. => name, noun, renown
nominate (v.)
1540s, "to call by name," back-formation from nomination or else from Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare "to name, call by name, give a name to," also "name for office,"" from nomen "name" (see name (n.)). Later "to appoint to some office or duty" (1560s); "to formally enter (someone) as a candidate for election" (c. 1600). It also occasionally was used from c. 1600 with a sense "give a name to." Related: Nominated; nominating.
实用例句
1. I nominate Tom to make the tea.
我指派汤姆去沏茶.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The public will be able to nominate candidates for awards such as the MBE.
公众将可以推荐诸如英帝国勋章之类的奖项的候选人。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Voters will choose fifty of the seventy five deputies. The Emir will nominate the rest.
选民将选出75名代表中的50名，其余代表由埃米尔任命。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He went off in a huff just because we failed to nominate him as club president.
就因为我们没提名他当俱乐部主席,他竟气冲冲地走了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. It is legally possible for an elderly person to nominate someone to act for them, should they become incapable of looking after themselves.
