英语词汇“proffer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you present something for acceptance or rejection, you proffer it. Say your mom is under so much stress she forgets her own birthday. You may want to proffer her some advice, like, "Quit that job."

What's the difference between proffer and offer? If you say you "proffered" something to a friend, it suggests a spirit of generosity and it signals that your friend was welcome to accept or reject it as he saw fit. In other words, proffer is usually a little more polite than offer. To remember this, think of the following equation: p[oliteness] + offer = proffer.

WORD FAMILY

proffer: proffered, proffering, proffers

USAGE EXAMPLES

Other readers proffered contrary counsel for the Trump era.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

After that, no other fruit proffered by his Lebanese grandfather would do.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)

The door at the north end of the car opened, and a blind man with a cane and a proffered container entered.

New York Times(Dec 25, 2016)

1v present for acceptance or rejection

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

offer

give

proffer (a body part)

tender

make a tender of; in legal settlements

give

transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

2n a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

proposition, suggestion

breath, hint, intimation

an indirect suggestion

ghost, touch, trace

a suggestion of some quality

advance, approach, feeler, overture

a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

proposal

something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

单词	proffer
释义	proffer (once / 1071 pages) vn If you present something for acceptance or rejection, you proffer it. Say your mom is under so much stress she forgets her own birthday. You may want to proffer her some advice, like, "Quit that job." What's the difference between proffer and offer? If you say you "proffered" something to a friend, it suggests a spirit of generosity and it signals that your friend was welcome to accept or reject it as he saw fit. In other words, proffer is usually a little more polite than offer. To remember this, think of the following equation: p[oliteness] + offer = proffer. WORD FAMILY proffer: proffered, proffering, proffers USAGE EXAMPLES Other readers proffered contrary counsel for the Trump era. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) After that, no other fruit proffered by his Lebanese grandfather would do. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) The door at the north end of the car opened, and a blind man with a cane and a proffered container entered. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1v present for acceptance or rejection Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper offer give proffer (a body part) tender make a tender of; in legal settlements give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 2n a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper proposition, suggestion breath, hint, intimation an indirect suggestion ghost, touch, trace a suggestion of some quality advance, approach, feeler, overture a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others proposal something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
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