N-VAR
名称;称号;标示;指定;命名;指派
A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title.
例句
...a level four alert, a designation reserved for very serious incidents.
用于标示非常严重事件的第四级警戒
...the designation of Madrid as European City of Culture 1992.
马德里被命名为 1992 年度的欧洲文化之城