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defer v.推延；听从 defer (v.1) "to delay," late 14c., differren, deferren, from Old French differer (14c.), from Latin differre "carry apart, scatter, disperse;" also "be different, differ;" also "defer, put off, postpone," (see differ). Etymologically identical with differ; the spelling and pronunciation differentiated from 15c., perhaps partly by association of this word with delay.defer (v.2) "yield," mid-15c., from Middle French déférer (14c.) "to yield, comply," from Latin deferre "carry away, transfer, grant," from de- "down, away" (see de-) + ferre "carry" (see infer). Main modern sense is from meaning "refer (a matter) to someone," which also was in Latin. 【记】fer 运送，transfer；de否定 + fer 不运送→推迟运送，或者是让另外的人来运送→尊重，听从别人意愿【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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[di'fə:] 【英】 v. 推延 (to put off to a future time; delay)听从(yield with courtesy)【考】 defer : leader / admire : hero(领导让人听从/英雄 让人崇拜) v. 推迟; 延期; 听从(出于尊敬或由于他的权威、学识或判断力)【类】defer: leader = admire: hero 领导让人听从 = 英雄让人崇拜arrogance: defer = lassitude: stir 傲慢不服从 = 疲倦不激起

单词	defer
音标	[di'fə:]
解释	v.推延；听从
红宝书	【英】 v. 推延 (to put off to a future time; delay)听从(yield with courtesy) 【考】 defer : leader / admire : hero(领导让人听从/英雄让人崇拜)
字源	defer (v.1) "to delay," late 14c., differren, deferren, from Old French differer (14c.), from Latin differre "carry apart, scatter, disperse;" also "be different, differ;" also "defer, put off, postpone," (see differ). Etymologically identical with differ; the spelling and pronunciation differentiated from 15c., perhaps partly by association of this word with delay. defer (v.2) "yield," mid-15c., from Middle French déférer (14c.) "to yield, comply," from Latin deferre "carry away, transfer, grant," from de- "down, away" (see de-) + ferre "carry" (see infer). Main modern sense is from meaning "refer (a matter) to someone," which also was in Latin.
不择手段背单词	v. 推迟; 延期; 听从(出于尊敬或由于他的权威、学识或判断力) 【类】defer: leader = admire: hero 领导让人听从 = 英雄让人崇拜arrogance: defer = lassitude: stir 傲慢不服从 = 疲倦不激起
趣味全助记	【记】fer 运送，transfer；de否定 + fer 不运送→推迟运送，或者是让另外的人来运送→尊重，听从别人意愿【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,

Defer V Put Leader French Latin Carry Di'fə