consult, negotiate, confer

動詞 confer:

1. have a conference in order to talk something over
   同義詞：confabulate, confab, consult
2. present
   同義詞：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，一個人如果不寫，他就需要記住很多東西; 如果不和人交談，他就需要天箋機智; 如果不讀書，他就需要更狡猾，能夠假裝知道他所不知道的東西。
2. The Queen conferred knighthood on several distinguished men.
   女王將爵士頭銜授予幾位杰出人士。

con.fer

v.（動詞）
con.ferred,con.fer.ring,con.fers
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To bestow (an honor, for example):
授予：授予（例如，榮譽）：
例句：
conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her.
授予英雄一枚勛章；授予她榮譽學位

To invest with (a characteristic, for example):
賦予：使帶有（例如某種特征）：
例句：
a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility onto the administration`s actions.
這份措辭謹慎的聲明確立這些行政措施的可信度

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views.
協(xié)商：聚在一起討論或交換意見

來源：
Latin cônferre
拉丁語 cônferre
com- [com-]
com- [前綴，.一起.]
ferre [to bring] * see bher-
ferre [帶來] *參見 bher-

【引伸】
confer.ment
n.（名詞）
confer.rable
adj.（形容詞）
confer.ral
n.（名詞）
confer.rer
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>confer,advise,consult,parley,treatThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to exchange views in order to reach a decision or resolve differences.:
這些動詞的中心意思都是.交換意見以達成協(xié)議或解決分歧.：
例句：
a doctor conferring with a patient;
醫(yī)生與病人交換意見；

例句：
a board chairperson advising with the members;
董事會主席向會員們征詢意見；

例句：
has to consult with an attorney;
不得不向律師求助；

例句：
parleyed with enemy representatives during the cease-fire;
停火期間與敵方代表談判；

例句：
delegates treating for the recognition of their union.
代表們商議對他們聯(lián)盟的承認問題