reassign
再割り当て
解説 Definition
人や仕事を別の担当・部署・役割に改めて割り当てること。
To reassign means to give someone a new task, role, or place, or to move something to a different group or use. It is common in workplaces, schools, and technical systems. The word suggests that something was assigned before and is now being changed.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
assign「割り当てる」が分かれば、re- が付いて「もう一度・別の形で割り当て直す」と読める。人にも仕事にも使え、reassign staff, reassign tasks の形が頻出。単なる assign より「いったん決まっていた担当を変更する」感じが強い。transfer が人や部署の移動寄りなのに対し、reassign は役割・担当の付け替えに意識を置くと覚えやすい。
See assign inside the word, then notice re- means "again." Reassign means to give a task, role, or duty to someone else after it was already assigned once. Think of common pairs like reassign tasks or reassign staff.
例文
The manager decided to reassign the project to a more experienced team.
マネージャーはプロジェクトをより経験豊富なチームに再割り当てすることを決めた。
After the merger, many employees were reassigned to different departments.
合併後、多くの従業員が異なる部署に再配置された。
The military chose to reassign the officer to a base overseas.
軍はその将校を海外の基地に再配属することを選んだ。
reassign の類義語・関連語
reassign の語源・成り立ち Etymology
reassign は re-「再び」+ assign「割り当てる」から成り、assign はラテン語 assignare「印を付けて割り当てる」に由来します。sign や signature と同じ signum「印」を含むので、「印付きの持ち場を付け直す」と考えると再割り当ての意味が読めます。
Reassign is formed from re- meaning "again" and assign. Assign comes from Latin assignare, which meant marking something out or appointing it to someone. It contains the root signum, meaning "mark" or "sign," so the idea is giving someone a role or task by marking it for them. Related English words include sign and signature.
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