confer

consult, negotiate, confer

动词 confer:

1. have a conference in order to talk something over
   同义词：confabulate, confab, consult
2. present
   同义词：bestow

1. 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。
2. The Queen conferred knighthood on several distinguished men.
   女王将爵士头衔授予几位杰出人士。

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,treatThe 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