v.商討；授予，賜予

I must confer with my lawyer before I decide. 我必須先同我的律師商量一下才能做出決定。

I will confer with him on the subject. 我將和他商議這件事。

The Queen conferred knighthood on several distinguished men. 女王將爵士頭銜授予幾位杰出人士。

The university confers master degree on her. 學校授予她碩士學位。

confer用作不及物動詞時意思是“商談,商議”,后接介詞on或about表示“就…商談”; 后接介詞with表示“和…商談”。

confer也可作“授予,賦予”解,是及物動詞,賓語后常接介詞on〔upon〕表示“授予某人…”。confer引申可作“帶來”解。