assignment n. 1.分给,分配。 2.指定,委派。 3.(理由等的)陈述;(错误等的)指出。 4.(财产、权利的)转让,让与。 5.让与证书,委托证书。 6.〔美国〕任命;任务,工作;(课外)作业。 give students assignments 给学生留作业。 He left for his assignment in the Middle East. 他去中东赴任。
Example : in 1999 , the ministry of education initiated a new round of reforms on the work assignment system for graduates , allowing students to choose jobs by themselves 1999年,教育部启动了新一轮的毕业生分配制度的改革,全面取消包分配。