proffer

英 ['prɒfə] 美 ['prɑfɚ]
  • n. 提供;提出;提议
  • vt. 提供;提出;奉献

中文词源


proffer 提供,提出

pro-,向前,offer,提供。

英文词源


proffer (v.)
"to offer," late 13c., from Anglo-French profrier (mid-13c.), Old French poroffrir (11c.), from por- "forth" (from Latin pro-; see pro-) + offrir "to offer," from Latin offerre (see offer (v.)). Related: Proffered; proffering. As a noun from late 14c.

双语例句


1. I proffer to lend him one.
我表示愿意借他一个.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. It was instinctive for her to proffer help to Mrs. Fisher.
她情不自禁地向费雷太太主动提出援助.

来自辞典例句

3. I proffer to help him.
我愿意帮助他.

来自辞典例句

4. His proffer of advice was not accepted finally.
他所提供的建议最后没被采纳.

来自辞典例句

5. Few lobbyists proffer an explicit quid pro quo to elected officials.
很少对议案进行游说的人能够向选出的官员提供一个明晰的报酬数目.

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