The President confirmed him as Secretary of State.是什么意思？

The President confirmed him as Secretary of State.

总统任命他为国务卿。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

president

n. 校长，总统，总裁，董事长；

例句
The President described the killings as an abominable crime...
总统称这些血案为令人发指的罪行。

confirmed

adj. 确认的，坚定的，根深蒂固的；v. 批准(confirm的过去式和过去分词)，证实；

例句
This album confirmed The Orb's status as national stars, going straight to Number One in the charts...
这张专辑确立了The Orb作为全国明星的地位，销量直升至排行榜首位。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

secretary

n. 秘书，干事，书记员， 部长，大臣；

例句
She wrote to Roosevelt's secretary in answer to his letter of the day before.
她写了信给罗斯福的秘书，回复罗斯福前一天的来信。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

state

n. 国家，州，状况，情况，资

例句
Danny returned to Father's house in a state of intense agitation...
丹尼回到神父的房子时显得极为焦虑不安。