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confrontation
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🇺🇸 /kˌɑnfɹʌntˈeɪʃʌn/
confrontation 是“正面 confront”的名词,主要指人与人、观点与观点之间的对抗,也可特指武装力量之间的冲突。
💡 记忆钩子
想象两方迎面站着、谁也不退让:这就是 confrontation。它可以是个人或观点之间的正面较量,也可以扩大为军队之间的武装冲突。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握“正面对抗、冲突”这一核心意思,不要把 confrontation 默认理解成中性的“讨论”或普通的“面对”。
📖 中文释义
noun
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core 正面对抗;冲突📖 指双方直接相对并互相挑战或对抗,可以是人与人之间的冲突,也可以是不同观点、群体或立场之间的公开较量。核心画面是“两方迎面碰上,谁也不轻易让步”。💡 常用结构是 a confrontation with someone、a confrontation between two sides,或 confrontation over an issue。它既可以指一次具体的正面冲突,也可以指一种持续的对抗状态。语气通常比 disagreement 更强,正式报道和分析文章中尤其常见。countable uncountableThe meeting ended in a confrontation between the manager and the workers.会议最后演变成经理和工人之间的正面冲突。She tried to avoid a direct confrontation with her neighbor.她尽量避免和邻居发生直接冲突。
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common 武装冲突📖 特指军队或武装力量之间的交战和冲突,是“正面对抗”这一核心画面在战争场景中的延伸。💡 常见结构是 an armed confrontation、a confrontation between two armies,或 confrontation with another force。这个意思多见于新闻、历史和政治语境,强调双方发生直接武力对峙,不一定等同于持续时间很长的战争。不要把所有军事行动都叫作 confrontation,只有存在明显的双方对抗时才自然。countable uncountableThe border dispute led to a brief armed confrontation.边境争端导致了一场短暂的武装冲突。
confrontations
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📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 5 组
a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
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confrontation
上位: comparing, comparison
the act of hostile groups opposing each other;
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confrontation
opposition
the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions
the invaders encountered stiff opposition
上位: resistance
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
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confrontation
encounter
showdown
face-off
上位: disagreement
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
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confrontation
上位: discord, dissension
a bold challenge
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confrontation
上位: challenge
🌳 词源
源自中古法语,构词上由 confront 加名词后缀 -ation 形成。
From Middle French.
Morphologically confront + -ation.
🔄 变式
confrontations
plural
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