defer「推遲；延緩」

Word of the Day： September 22， 2022

defer

推遲；延緩

verb

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dih-FER/

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What It Means

Defer means “to choose to do （something） at a later time。”

Defer 意思是“在以後做（某事）”。

DEFER in Context

“

。。。 lack of access to regular mortgage lending forces our clients to turn to predatory alternative lending and rent-to-own schemes or defer making needed repairs to their aging homes。” — Rachel Labush and Michael Froehlich， The Philadelphia Inquirer， 29 Aug。 2022

……無法獲得定期抵押貸款迫使我們的客戶轉向壓榨性的貸款和先租後買計劃，或者推遲對他們的老房子必要的開支。”

She deferred her master’s program for a year so that she could travel the world。

她為了環球世界，推遲了一年的碩士課程。

Did You Know?

There are two distinct words spelled defer in English， each with its own history and meaning。 The defer having to do with allowing someone else to decide or choose something， or with agreeing to follow someone else’s decision， tradition， etc。， （as in “He deferred to his parents’ wishes”） comes from the Latin verb dēferre， meaning “to bring down， convey， transfer， submit。” The defer synonymous with delay comes from Latin differre， which itself has several meanings， including two that resound in its English descendant： “to postpone” and “to delay。” Another meaning of differre is “to be unlike or distinct，” which makes apparent another of its descendants： differ， meaning “to be different。”

英語中有兩個不同 defer，每個都有自己的歷史和含義。 推遲與別人決定或選擇的某事，或遵循別人的決定等有關（如“他順從了父母的意願”）來自拉丁動詞 dēferre，意思是 “to bring down［減少］，convey［表達］，transfer［轉移］，submit［順從］。” defer 與同義詞 delay 來自拉丁語 differre，它本身有多種含義，其中兩個英語後代中就有：“to postpone［推遲］”和“to delay［延遲］”。 diferre 的另一個含義是“to be unlike or postpone［不同］”，這使得它的另一個後代 differ，意思是“to be different［不同］”。

Quiz

Fill in the blanks to complete a word that means “to put off intentionally and habitually”： _ _ _ cra _ _ _ n _ te。

procrastinate