assignment

noun

1. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

e.g. the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee

Synonym: appointmentdesignationnaming

2. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

e.g. the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum

Synonym: assigning

3. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

e.g. hazardous duty

Synonym: duty assignment

4. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

5. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

6. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

Synonym: grant

1. （布置的）作业;（分配的）任务
An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.

e.g. The assessment for the course involves written assignments and practical tests.
这门功课的考核包括书面作业和实际操作考试。

2. （任务、工作的）分配，指派
You can refer to someone being given a particular task or job as their assignment to the task or job.

e.g. An Australian division scheduled for assignment to Greece was ordered to remain in Egypt.
原定去希腊执行任务的一支澳大利亚小分队接到命令后继续留在埃及。

1. 作业：许多人最大的愿望就是PASS(英国40分为及格),作业(ASSIGNMENT)不是抄就是找人写,我就替人写过不少这样的作业. 所以我一直建议那些没有相关管理工作经验的学生,别把MBA当做镀金的途径,到时候金没镀成倒是镀了一层灰.

2. 赋值：C语言本身提供了一种简写方式如下:pf = fun; // 赋值(assignment)操作 pf(5, 8.9 // 函数调用操作不过我本人不是很喜欢这种简写,它对初学者带来了比较多的迷惑. 对于数组指针(pointer to array)的声明是这样:pa = &a; // 赋值(assignment)操作