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ferry n. 渡船，渡口；v. 运送 ferry (v.) Old English ferian "to carry, convey, bring, transport," from Proto-Germanic *farjan "to ferry" (cognates: Old Frisian feria "carry, transport," Old Norse ferja "to pass over, to ferry," Gothic farjan "travel by boat"), from PIE root *per- (2) "to lead, pass over" (see port (n.1)). Related to fare (v.). Related: Ferried; ferries; ferrying.ferry (n.) early 15c., "a passage over a river," from Old Norse ferju- "passage across water," ultimately from the same Germanic root as ferry (v.). The modern noun (1580s) is a shortening of ferry boat (mid-15c.). 【记】fer 是运输的词根，transfer 转移【相关】confer 授予, 赠与，协商，defer 推迟，refer 提交，提及

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['feri] 【英】 v.运送(to take across a river )【记】 fer(带)+ry→(把人) 带来带去的东西→渡船【同】 同根词：floriferous (有花的); differ(不同)【例】 ferrying the children to and from school in the car n. 渡船 = ferryboat; 渡口(将乘客或货物运送过河的场所); v 渡运【记】fer带－把人、货物带来带去的东西－渡船ferr铁, 用铁做的渡船【参】floriferous(adj 多花的; 有花的); differ(v 不同)

单词	ferry
音标	['feri]
解释	n. 渡船，渡口；v. 运送
红宝书	【英】 v.运送(to take across a river ) 【记】 fer(带)+ry→(把人) 带来带去的东西→渡船【同】同根词：floriferous (有花的); differ(不同) 【例】 ferrying the children to and from school in the car
字源	ferry (v.) Old English ferian "to carry, convey, bring, transport," from Proto-Germanic farjan "to ferry" (cognates: Old Frisian feria "carry, transport," Old Norse ferja "to pass over, to ferry," Gothic farjan "travel by boat"), from PIE root per- (2) "to lead, pass over" (see port (n.1)). Related to fare (v.). Related: Ferried; ferries; ferrying. ferry (n.) early 15c., "a passage over a river," from Old Norse ferju- "passage across water," ultimately from the same Germanic root as ferry (v.). The modern noun (1580s) is a shortening of ferry boat (mid-15c.).
不择手段背单词	n. 渡船 = ferryboat; 渡口(将乘客或货物运送过河的场所); v 渡运【记】fer带－把人、货物带来带去的东西－渡船ferr铁, 用铁做的渡船【参】floriferous(adj 多花的; 有花的); differ(v 不同)
趣味全助记	【记】fer 是运输的词根，transfer 转移【相关】confer 授予, 赠与，协商，defer 推迟，refer 提交，提及

Ferry N Transport Norse Pass Root V Feri