詞彙精選：confer的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

授予；給予 [T]

例句：

Diploma is confer on the student who have completed all courses of study.

修完全部課程的學生被授予畢業證書。

例句：

Ordinarily, the articles of association of the company will confer upon them wide management powers.

一般而言，公司章程授予他們廣泛的管理權力。

商討；協商 [I]

例句：

We should confer with them on matters of mutual concern.

我們應該跟他們就共同關心的問題進行商討。

例句：

The intelligence oversight act requires that you confer with the gang of eight on this.

情報監督行動需要你和八人組交換意見。

二、詞義辨析：

consult,negotiate,confer

這些動詞均含“協商、商量”之意。consult多指向權威或有識之士請教或諮詢。negotiate正式用詞，指雙方通過爭論或討論最後達成協議等；也指通過商議從而解決問題。confer正式用詞，強調對觀點或意見的交換。

三、參考例句：

Confer posthumous honors on a person.

死後追贈勳位給某人。

We should confer with them on matters of mutual concern.

我們應該跟他們就共同關心的問題進行商討。

The invention will confer a benefit on all invalids.

這項發明將有助於所有的殘疾人。

One firm's activities confer benefits on other firms.

一個廠商的活動給其它廠商提供了好處。

There were a few people whom Mr. Simpson wished to confer with.

辛普森先生想要與幾個人商議一下。

Diploma is confer on the student who have completed all courses of study.

修完全部課程的學生被授予畢業證書。

He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.

他想與他的同事先商議一下再作出決定。

That guilt, though it may attain temporal splendor, can never confer real happiness.

犯罪的人縱能榮耀一時，卻不能得到真正的幸福。

Ordinarily, the articles of association of the company will confer upon them wide management powers.

一般而言，公司章程授予他們廣泛的管理權力。

The new corporate leaders often fly to Washington to confer with government officials on national policy.

這些新的公司領導人常常飛往華盛頓，同政府官員商討國家的政策。