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Confer V Kən'fə V.讨论,商谈;赠予 英 讨论,商谈(Have Discussions);赠予(Reward 记

单词 confer
音标 [kən'fə:]
解释 v.讨论,商谈;赠予
红宝书 【英】 v. 讨论,商谈(have discussions);赠予(reward to )
【记】 con (共同)+fer(带来,拿 来) →共同带来观点→协商
字源 confer (v.)
1530s, from Middle French conférer (14c.) "to give, converse, compare," from Latin conferre "to bring together," figuratively "to compare; consult, deliberate, talk over," from com- "together" (see com-) + ferre "to bear" (see infer). Sense of "taking counsel" led to conference. The meaning "compare" (common 1530-1650) is largely obsolete, but the abbreviation cf. still is used in this sense. Related: Conferred; conferring.
不择手段背单词 v. 讨论(在一起交换意见); 授予(称号、学位、荣誉等) = reward
【记】con共同, fer带来-共同带来自己的观点进行交换-讨论
【参】conference(n 讨论会, 协商会)
趣味全助记 【记】con + fer (carry) 一起带来自己看法;conference 大会就是讨论协商;refer 谈及,在商谈中谈及
【相关】ferry 渡船,confer 讨论,授予,defer 推迟, differ 不同, infer 推断,offer 提供,出价,prefer 更喜欢, refer 提及,查阅,transfer 转移

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