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单词

confer

读音
kənˈfɜːr
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词根

"Confer" 的词根来自于拉丁语的 "con-" 和 "ferre","con-" 表示 "一起","ferre" 的意思是 "带来"。所以,"confer" 的字面意思是 "一起带来",这就比较好地解释了为什么它会有 "讨论" 和 "授予" 这两个含义。

释义

vt. 授予;给予 vi. 协商 n. (Confer)人名;(英)康弗 [ 第三人称单数 confers 现在分词 conferring 过去式 conferred 过去分词 conferred ]

例句

He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.
他想与他的同事先商议一下再作出决定。
I will now confer a benefit on him.
我现在要帮他一个忙。
As any geriatric ward shows, that is not the same as to confer enduring mobility, awareness and autonomy.
正如任何老年病房所显示的那样,这与赋予病人持久的行动、意识和自主权是不一样的。

强化记忆

你可以通过以下的助记方式帮你记住 "confer":想象一群人在一起(con-),每个人都带来(-fer)一些观点,通过讨论行成共识;或者想象一个人被授予奖品,那是因为他带来(-fer)了一些值得赞扬的东西。"Confer" 这个词源于公元 1520 年左右的拉丁语 "conferre",意为 "带来",后来开始用来表示 "讨论" 和 "授予"。

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They engage in many practicesthought to confer good healthand survival to an advanced age.
the threads unravel in another.”She and the boy confer again.“See my clock,” says the boy, urgently to the crowd.
And if you don't do that, they lose their potency,and they no longer confer the immunitythe child deserves.
I understood her to be sayingthat concessions confer only a little humanitywhere full humanity is due;
to make proteins that include new and different amino acids,maybe amino acids selected to confer the proteinwith some desired property or function?
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