confer[kәn'fә:]
汉语翻译
vt. 授予, 带来
vi. 协商
【法】 授与, 赐与, 给予
词型变化
动词过去式:conferred 过去分词:conferred 现在分词:conferring 第三人称单数:confers 形容词:conferrable 名词:conferment
词意辨析
consult, negotiate, confer这些动词均含“协商、商量”之意。
consult: 多指向权威或有识之士请教或咨询。
negotiate: 正式用词，指双方通过争论或讨论最后达成协议等；也指通过商议从而解决问题。
confer: 正式用词，强调对观点或意见的交换。
英语解释
动词 confer:
- have a conference in order to talk something over同义词：confabulate, confab, consult
- present同义词：bestow
例句
- And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have more cunning, to seem to know that he doth not.因此，一个人如果不写，他就需要记住很多东西; 如果不和人交谈，他就需要天笺机智; 如果不读书，他就需要更狡猾，能够假装知道他所不知道的东西。
- The Queen conferred knighthood on several distinguished men.女王将爵士头衔授予几位杰出人士。
详细解释
con.fer
v.（动词）con.ferred,con.fer.ring,con.fers v.tr.（及物动词）To bestow (an honor, for example):授予：授予（例如，荣誉）：例句：conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her.授予英雄一枚勋章；授予她荣誉学位
To invest with (a characteristic, for example):赋予：使带有（例如某种特征）：例句：a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility onto the administration`s actions.这份措辞谨慎的声明确立这些行政措施的可信度
v.intr.（不及物动词）To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views.协商：聚在一起讨论或交换意见
来源：Latin cônferre 拉丁语 cônferre com- [com-] com- [前缀，.一起.] ferre [to bring] * see bher- ferre [带来] *参见 bher-
【引伸】
confer.ment
n.（名词）confer.rable
adj.（形容词）confer.ral
n.（名词）confer.rer
n.（名词）<参考词汇><同义词>confer,advise,consult,parley,treat同义词>The central meaning shared by these verbs is .to exchange views in order to reach a decision or resolve differences.: 这些动词的中心意思都是.交换意见以达成协议或解决分歧.： 例句：a doctor conferring with a patient;医生与病人交换意见；
例句：a board chairperson advising with the members;董事会主席向会员们征询意见；
例句：has to consult with an attorney;不得不向律师求助；
例句：parleyed with enemy representatives during the cease-fire;停火期间与敌方代表谈判；
例句：delegates treating for the recognition of their union. 代表们商议对他们联盟的承认问题