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Picture someone standing up in a meeting and saying a name out loud: 'I put forward Maria.' The name is now on the list, in front of everyone. Whether the name then wins a prize, gets the job, or just goes to a vote depends on what happens next — the word itself only does the naming.
可以想成：會議上有人站起來，把一個名字說出口：「我提 Maria。」這個名字就這樣被放上了名單，攤在大家面前。至於接…更多收起
可以想成：會議上有人站起來，把一個名字說出口：「我提 Maria。」這個名字就這樣被放上了名單，攤在大家面前。至於接下來是得獎、上任、還是進入投票，那是後面的事——nominate 本身做的只有一件事：正式把名字提出來。字根 nomin- 就是「名字」。原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
nominateverb/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/
- 1
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
- 2
ball-gamesbilliardsgamesTo specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
- 3
human-sciencessciencessocial-scienceTo designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
- In the unlimited method, they are allowed to nominate as many or as few peers as they see fit for each question.
- 4
obsoleteTo entitle, confer a name upon.
- 1658: the City of Norwich … was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)
nominateadj/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/
- 1
obsoleteNamed, called; nominated, appointed etc.
- 2
obsoleteMentioned by name, noted.
- 3
obsoleteNominated to an office.
- an executor nominate / a nominate executor
- 4
obsoleteHaving a special name or mentioning a particular name.
- 5
biologynatural-scienceszoologynominotypical
- the nominate subspecies
nominatenoun/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/
- 1
obsoleteA nominee.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。