Word · Frequency #4769
conferred
授予；颁发；赋予
conferred is the past of confer.
核心释义
to formally give someone a title, degree, benefit, or right
- 1.
授予,给予。
To grant as a possession; to bestow.
- 2.
商议,讨论,密谈。
To talk together, to consult, discuss; to collogue.
商议；商讨；协商；授予,给予。；商议,讨论,密谈。；授予；带来
用法In use
The university will confer an honorary degree on the distinguished professor.
用法提示：vt. 授予，confer A on B 将A授予B
They conferred for hours before reaching a decision.
用法提示：vi. 协商，confer (with sb) 与某人商议
The medal was conferred upon the brave soldier.
用法提示：vt. 授予，被动语态 confer sth upon sb
confer + noun phrase + on/upon + noun phrase
常用被动语态，如 be conferred on/upon。
The university conferred an honorary doctorate on the famous writer.
大学授予这位著名作家荣誉博士学位。
confer with + noun phrase + about/on + noun phrase
也可单独使用 confer about/on sth 表示商讨某事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- confer a degree
- 授予学位
- The university conferred degrees upon the graduating class.大学向毕业班授予了学位。
- confer with colleagues
- 与同事协商
- She needed to confer with her colleagues before making a decision.她需要与同事协商后再做决定。
- confer an award
- 授予奖项
- The committee will confer the award at the annual ceremony.委员会将在年度典礼上授予该奖项。
- confer a title
- 授予头衔
- The king conferred the title of knight upon him.国王授予他爵士头衔。
- confer with experts
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Confer 与 conference（会议）同根，开会就是协商，也能授予学位或奖项。
语境与语域Context & Register
及物用法（授予/带来）多见于正式场合，如授予学位、荣誉或赋予权力，语域正式；不及物用法（协商）常用于商务或学术讨论中双方商议，语域正式至中性，视具体情境而定。两者均不属于非正式语域。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -fer that are stressed on the last syllable (prefer, refer, infer, defer, transfer) rhyme with confer (all have /əː/). However, differ is stressed on the first syllable and sounds different: /ˈdɪfə/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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