appointment(n.) 1. choice of someone for a new job任命

　　[例] The appointment of area financial controller implies he has been promoted.

　　2. arrangement for a meeting約定(會(huì)議)

　　[例] We fixed an appointment at four o’clock.

　　appraisal (n.) calculation of the value of somebody or something 估價(jià)

　　[例] Their appraisal of the necklace is about RMB 1,000.

　　[同義詞] evaluation, valuation, assessment

　　appraise (v.) to judge the value of somebody or something估價(jià)

　　[例] They appraised it was only worth $1.

　　[同義詞] evaluate, assess

　　appraiser (n.) person who judges鑒定者，估價(jià)官

　　[例] Who will be the appraiser?