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Proffer Offer Late Latin Prɔfə N./V.献出,赠送;提议,建议 英 V

单词 proffer
音标 ['prɔfə]
解释 n./v.献出,赠送;提议,建议
红宝书 【英】 v. 献出,赠送(to present for acceptance; tender, offer);n. 提议,建议(offer suggestion)
【考】 反义词:retain(保留 )
【记】 pro(向前)+offer(提 供)→向前提供→献出
【例】 He refused the proffered drink.
字源 proffer (v.)
"to offer," late 13c., from Anglo-French profrier (mid-13c.), Old French poroffrir (11c.), from por- "forth" (from Latin pro-; see pro-) + offrir "to offer," from Latin offerre (see offer (v.)). Related: Proffered; proffering. As a noun from late 14c.
不择手段背单词 n. /v. 提供; 提议
【记】pro向前, offer(v 提供)
【反】retain(v 保持; 保留); withhold(vt 使停止; 拒给)
趣味全助记 【记】pro + offer

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