editor n. 1.编者,编辑;校刊者;校订者。 2.影片剪辑装置。 3.社论撰写人 (=〔美国〕 editorial writer, 〔英国〕 leader writer)。 chief editor= editor in chief (pl. editors in chief) 总编辑;主编,主笔。 a city editor 商业金融栏编辑。 a contributing editor 特约编辑。 a financial editor 〔美国〕经济版编辑。 a managing editor 编辑主任,主编。
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。
In journalism, an assignment editor is an editor ? either at a newspaper, or radio or television station ? who selects, develops and plans reporting assignments, either news events or feature stories, to be covered by reporters..