confer

協議する、相談する

何をするか決める前に、他の人と話し合い、意見を交わす。

やさしい英語で： To discuss something with other people and exchange opinions before deciding what to do.

• The doctors conferred briefly.
• She conferred with her lawyer before answering.
• We will confer about the proposed changes tomorrow.

使い方： confer with someone (I need to confer with my colleagues.); confer about something (The judges conferred about the final score.)

類義語： consult, discuss

よく使う表現： confer with someone, confer about something, confer in private

授与する、付与する

称号や権利、栄誉、権限を人に正式に与える。

やさしい英語で： To officially give someone a title, right, honour, or power.

• The award confers great prestige.
• The law conferred new rights on workers.
• This position does not confer unlimited power.

使い方： confer something on/upon someone (The university conferred an honorary degree on her.)

類義語： grant, award, bestow

よく使う表現： confer a degree, confer rights on, confer an honour, confer a title