记忆方法
将“defer”分解为两部分记忆：“de-”可以联想到“下”，而“fer”可以联想到“带来”。想象一个物体被向下带离原来的位置，就像推迟某事的发生一样，于是可以记忆为“defer”意味着推迟或延期。
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词族 · defer
中文词源
defer 推迟，延迟
de-, 分开，散开。-fer, 拿，带，词源同bring, infer. 即分散开，引申义推迟，延迟。
defer 遵从，顺从de-, 向下，离开。-fer, 拿，带，词源同bring, infer. 即拿走，转移，词义引申为转交，遵从，顺从。
英语词源
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defer: English has two distinct verbs defer. The one meaning ‘delay’ [14] is ultimately the same words as differ. It comes via Old French differer from Latin differre ‘carry apart, delay’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis- ‘apart’ and ferre ‘carry’ (related to English bear). The Latin verb’s past participle, dīlātus, is the source of English dilatory [15]. Defer ‘submit’ [15] comes via Old French deferer from Latin dēferre ‘carry away’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘away’ and ferre.
The notion of submission seems to have arisen from an earlier application to referring, or ‘carrying’, a matter to someone else.
=> bear, dilatory - defer (v.1)
- "to delay," late 14c., differren, deferren, from Old French differer (14c.), from Latin differre "carry apart, scatter, disperse;" also "be different, differ;" also "defer, put off, postpone," (see differ). Etymologically identical with differ; the spelling and pronunciation differentiated from 15c., perhaps partly by association of this word with delay.
- defer (v.2)
- "yield," mid-15c., from Middle French déférer (14c.) "to yield, comply," from Latin deferre "carry away, transfer, grant," from de- "down, away" (see de-) + ferre "carry" (see infer). Main modern sense is from meaning "refer (a matter) to someone," which also was in Latin.
权威例句
- 1. We wish to defer our decision until next week.
- 我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定.
- 2. I shall defer replying till I hear from home.
- 我将等接到家信以后再给你答复.
- 3. We will defer to whatever the committee decides.
- 我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定.
- 4. Let's defer the decision for a few weeks.
- 咱们延缓几个礼拜再做决定吧.
- 5. We all defer to him in these matters.
- 在这类事情上我们都听他的.
词语辨析
【suspend, defer, postpone, prolong, delay, put off】
这组词都有“推延，延期”的意思，其区别是：
suspend: 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
defer: 正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。
postpone: 正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。
prolong: 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
delay: 普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。
put off: 口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。
这组词都有“推延，延期”的意思，其区别是：
suspend: 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
defer: 正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。
postpone: 正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。
prolong: 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
delay: 普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。
put off: 口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。