1. confer v. ①商谈, 协议, 交换意见, 如: confer with sb. over sth. ( 就某事和某人商议)②授予, 赐给( 称号、学位、权利等) , 如: The university conferred an honorary degree on him. ( 这所大学授予他名誉学位。) We should confer more social prestige on housewives.( 我们应该赋予家庭妇女更高的社会地位。)

2. 即欧莱雅, 世界知名的化妆品品牌。下文中提到的Nivea ( 妮维雅) 也是一种知名护肤品的品牌。

3. play on ①继续比赛, 恢复比赛, 如: Some of the players claimed a penalty but the referee told them to play on. ( 有些队员认为应当判罚, 但裁判让他们继续比赛。) ② play on sth. ( 为达到个人的目的) 激起( 某人感情等) , 利用, 如: They played on his fears of losing his job to get him to do what they wanted. ( 他们利用他怕失去工作的心理, 让他做他们想做的事。)

4. 这是一个心理学术语, 意思是“自卑感, 自卑情结”, 口语中“ 自卑”可以表示为“ inferiority feeling”。