confer
/kənˈfɜː(r)/
v.
一句话记住
授予(学位、荣誉、权利);商议;协商
释义与例句
v.
授予(学位、荣誉、权利)
to give an honour, degree or right to someone
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The university will confer an honorary degree on the retired professor.
大学将授予这位退休教授荣誉学位。
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The king conferred a title on the general for his bravery.
国王因将军的英勇而授予他爵位。
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Parliament has the power to confer new rights on citizens.
议会有权赋予公民新的权利。
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The scholarship was conferred on two students from rural areas.
这项奖学金被授予两名来自农村的学生。
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No one can confer citizenship without a formal legal process.
不经正式法律程序,任何人都不能授予公民身份。
v.
商议;协商
to discuss something with others in order to make a decision
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The managers conferred for an hour before announcing the decision.
经理们商议了一小时才宣布决定。
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She asked to confer with her lawyer before signing the contract.
她要求在签合同前与律师商议。
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The two leaders will confer on trade issues next week.
两位领导人下周将就贸易问题协商。
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Doctors conferred quietly at the patient's bedside.
医生们在病人床边低声商议。
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We need to confer with the whole team before changing the schedule.
改日程之前我们得和整个团队商议。
词源与构词
con-(一起)+ ferre(带),把意见带到一起是“商议”,把荣誉带到某人身上是“授予”。
con-
前缀 · together,共同、一起
fer
词根 · to carry,带;拿
记忆钩子
con(一起)+ fer(带):把意见带到一起是商议,把荣誉带到你身上是授予。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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differ 不同;有差异Their opinions differ on this issue. 他们在这个问题上意见不同。
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fertile 肥沃的The soil along the river is dark and fertile. 河边的土壤又黑又肥沃。
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offer 主动提供;提出She offered me a ride home. 她主动提出开车送我回家。
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prefer 更喜欢;宁愿I prefer tea to coffee. 比起咖啡,我更喜欢茶。
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proliferate 激增;迅速扩散Online shopping platforms have proliferated in the past decade. 过去十年里,网络购物平台激增。
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refer 提到;指的是What does this word refer to? 这个词指的是什么?
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referee 裁判The referee blew his whistle and stopped the match. 裁判吹响哨子,中止了比赛。
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suffer 遭受(痛苦、损失、伤害)The town suffered heavy damage in the earthquake. 这座小镇在地震中遭受严重破坏。
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transfer 转移;调动He transferred to another department. 他调到了另一个部门。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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conference 会议;协商confer + -ence,把意见带到一起的场合
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conferment 授予;颁授confer + -ment,动词变名词
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conferral 授予;颁发confer + -al,多指荣誉、学位的授予
同义词
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grant 授予;准予grant 多指官方按申请给予权利或许可;confer 更正式,多用于学位、荣誉、头衔。The city granted him a licence to open a small shop. 该市批准他开一家小店的执照。
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award 授予(奖项)award 侧重评审或竞赛后颁发奖项、赔偿;confer 强调郑重地把荣誉或权利给予某人。The committee awarded her the first prize. 委员会授予她一等奖。
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bestow 授予;赐予bestow 书面色彩最浓,常与 on/upon 连用,指赐予恩惠;confer 更中性常用。The old man bestowed his blessing on the young couple. 老人为这对年轻夫妇祝福。
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consult 商议;咨询consult 指向专家请教或查阅资料;confer 强调双方平等交换意见。You should consult a doctor about the pain. 你应该就这疼痛咨询医生。
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discuss 讨论discuss 直接接宾语,泛指讨论;confer 更正式,强调为作出决策而协商。We discussed the plan over lunch. 我们午饭时讨论了这个计划。
反义词
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withhold 拒绝给予;扣留The company withheld his salary for two months. 公司扣发了他两个月的工资。
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deprive 剥夺The new law deprived them of their land. 新法律剥夺了他们的土地。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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refer 提及;参考re- 是“回”,refer 把话带回去即提及;con- 是“一起”,confer 是把意见带到一起,故为商议。She referred to the report several times. 她多次提到那份报告。
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prefer 更喜欢pre- 是“前”,prefer 把某物放在前面即偏爱;confer 的 con- 表“一起”,故为商议、授予。I prefer tea to coffee. 比起咖啡我更喜欢茶。
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offer 提供of- 是“向、对着”,offer 把东西送到对方面前即提供;confer 强调共同商议或郑重授予。They offered him a job in Shanghai. 他们给了他一份上海的工作。
常见搭配
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confer a degree on sb 授予某人学位The college conferred a degree on each graduate. 学院为每位毕业生授予学位。
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confer with sb 与某人商议The chairman conferred with his advisers before the vote. 主席在投票前与顾问们商议。
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confer an honour upon sb 授予某人荣誉The nation conferred its highest honour upon the doctor. 国家授予这位医生最高荣誉。