Con-ferとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /kənˈfʌɹ/, [kʰə̥ɱˈfɚ]
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA: /kənˈfɜː/
• (Scotland) IPA: /kənˈfɛr/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /kənˈføː/
• (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA: /kənˈfeː/
• (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA: /kənˈfɛː/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA: /kənˈfɜː(ɹ)/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)

動詞

confer (third-person singular simple present confers, present participle conferring, simple past and past participle conferred)

1. (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]

   Synonym: afford

   The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister.

   • 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes:

     Nor shall I count in hainous to enjoy
     The public marks of honour and reward
     Conferr'd upon me […]

   • 1850, T. S. Arthur, “Deacon Smith and his Violin”, in Sketches of Life and Character‎, Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 76:

     Abel tried to refuse the honor thus unexpectedly conferred upon him, but it was no use. He had been made a deacon, and a deacon he must remain.

   • 2010 February 7, Andrew Rawnsley, The Observer:

     The special immunities that are conferred on MPs were framed with the essential purpose of allowing them to speak freely in parliament.

   • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:

     The mere existence of a dictionary of a certain variety of English does not automatically confer acceptance of that variety.

2. (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to collogue. [from 16th c.]

   They were in a huddle, conferring about something.

   • 1974 March 25, “A Traveler's Perils”, in Time:

     Local buttons popped when Henry Kissinger visited Little Rock last month to confer with Fulbright on the Middle East oil talks.

3. (obsolete) To compare. [16th–18th c.]
   • 1557 (book title):

     The Newe Testament ... Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations.

   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 3, member 1, subsection i:

     Confer thine estate with others […]. Be content and rest satisfied, for thou art well in respect to others […].

   • 1661, Robert Boyle, The Second Essay, of Unsucceeding Experiments:

     If we confer these observations with others of the like nature, we may find cause to rectify the general opinion.

4. (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather. [16th–17th c.]
5. (obsolete) To contribute; to conduce. [16th–18th c.]
   • 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica:

     The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union.

派生語

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動詞

cōnfer

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cōnferō. Often abbreviated cf and used to mean "compare with".