单词 | confront |
释义 | confront[kən'frʌnt]vt. 使面对, 对抗, 遭遇, 使对质, 比较【法】 对证, 使对质, 比较相关词组:confront sb with sth confront con.front AHD: [k…n-fr¾nt“] D.J. [k*n6frJnt]K.K. [k*n6frJnt]v.(动词) con.front.ed,con.front.ing,con.fronts v.tr.(及物动词)1. To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility:面对:与…面对面的,尤指带有挑衅性或敌对性的:I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.我希望和控告我的人当庭对质2. To bring face to face with:使面对面:The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.被告被传来面对他确凿的罪证3. To come up against; encounter:碰到;遇到:confronted danger at every turn.抵抗时时会发生的危险v.intr.(不及物动词)To engage in confrontation:进行反抗:“She got no child support.&I{[She]} didn't argue or confront” (&b{Gail Sheehy})“她没有得到孩子的抚养费。 既未争辩也没有反抗” (盖尔·希伊)语源:1. French confronter 法语 confronter 2. from Old French [to adjoin] 源自 古法语 [贴近] 3. from Medieval Latin c½nfront³re 源自 中世纪拉丁语 c½nfront³re 4. Latin com- [com-] 拉丁语 com- [前缀,表“和”] 5. Latin fr½ns front- [front] 拉丁语 fr½ns front- [前面的] 继承用法:confront“er n.(名词)confront“ment n.(名词) |
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