No. 2,128 in Chinese
委任
"委任" means "to appoint or delegate."
In a sentence
公司决定委任他为新的部门经理。
The company decided to appoint him as the new department manager.
In this sentence, '委任' is used to express the action of formally appointing someone to a specific official position or role.
法庭委任了一位律师代表被告出庭。
The court appointed a lawyer to represent the defendant in the trial.
Here, '委任' indicates the assigning of an official duty or responsibility to someone, in this case, a lawyer by a court.
学校将委员会委任为新活动的策划团队。
The school designated the committee as the planning team for the new event.
In this context, '委任' describes the formal designation of a group or individual as responsible for undertaking a particular set of tasks or duties.
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