昨天陳老師在中原大學的校園，跟我們說美國匹茲堡大學的44層大樓，讓我們很訝異。在狩野紀昭先生榮獲中原大學榮譽博士的典禮上，我們碰到幾個外語，記下來送他。

拉丁文Honoris Causa ：作為一種榮譽（for the sake of honour ）

中原大學頒贈 狩野紀昭教授榮譽工學博士學位 典禮
Conferring Ceremony of the Honorary Degree
Doctor of Engineering
honoris causa
upon
Prof. Noriaki Kano

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另例：Doctorate, honoris causa, conferred by University of Malaya, November,1990
（List of awards bestowed on Nelson Mandela）
又，某人在1984年一篇致答詞，似乎放之四海皆準：The Acceptance Ceremony of the Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa
…As for myself, I am going to uphold this honor for the rest of my life. I humbly pledge that I will strive to live up to your expectation. For me, this honor is more a challenge than an award. I shall be proud to join with your university in your goal of educating the future leaders of our world.
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我們注意到頒授學位等榮譽是用confer （授（賜）與：To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her. ）
另外一義也有意思：賦與、帶來To invest with (a characteristic, for example): a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility.
v.intr. 商談、協商、交換意見：To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult: conferred with her attorney.
陳教授提過另外的開會（名詞）conference
[字源：Latin cōnferre : com-, com- + ferre, to bring.]
日文
━━ vt. （-rr-） 授与する ((on, upon)).
━━ vi. 会談［協議］する ((on, with)).
con・fer・ee━━ n. 会議出席者; （称号・栄誉などの）拝受者.
con・fer・ence━━ n. 会議; 相談, 協議; （競技団体などの）連盟.
in conference (with)　（…と）会議中で.
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Causa （Noun）有一著（St. Augustine）名引言： Roma locuta est, causa finita est. (Rome has spoken, the case is ended.)
羅馬宣告了，就算數。/教皇說了就定案。
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Causa 法律1. (law) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord".
臨終遺贈 稱為 donatio mortis causa