prefer

英 [prɪ'fɜː] 美 [prɪ'fɝ]

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※ 提供单词"prefer"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

prefer 优先，偏好

pre-,在前，早于，-fer,携带，拿，带，词源同bring,infer.引申词义优先，偏好。

prefer: prefer: [14] To prefer one thing is etymologically to ‘carry it before’ others. The word comes via Old French preferer from Latin praeferre ‘set before’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘before’ and ferre ‘carry’ (source of English fertile and related to bear).
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prefer (v.): late 14c., "to put forward or advance in rank or fortune, to promote," from Old French preferer (14c.) and directly from Latin praeferre "place or set before, carry in front," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ferre "to carry, to place" (see infer). Meaning "to esteem (something) more than others" also is recorded from late 14c. Original sense in English is preserved in preferment.

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3. They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.: 在现款方面，他们更愿意同散户打交道。

5. They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.: 他们最终选择了继续做自己熟悉的事。