confront

音标[kәn'frʌnt] 读音

汉语翻译

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

词型变化:

名词:confronter 动词过去式:confronted 过去分词:confronted 现在分词:confronting 第三人称单数:confronts 

词意辨析:

meet, encounter, confront, face, contact
这些动词均有“遇见、会见、碰见”之意。
meet: 普通用词,本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作相对运动,最终相碰(遇)。
encounter: 通常指遇到困难或挫折,也指偶然或意外地相遇。
confront:  不可避免地,面对面地相遇,也指敢于正视困难或问题。
face: 侧重双方静止地面对面,或指充满勇气、信心和决心去正视人或事。
contact: 多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系,口语用词。

英语解释:

动词 confront:

  1. oppose, as in hostility or a competition
    同义词:face
  2. deal with (something unpleasant) head on
    同义词:face up, face
  3. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
    同义词:face, present
  4. be face to face with

例句:

  1. He swung round to confront his accusers.
    他突然转过身来面对著那些指控他的人。
  2. A soldier often has to confront danger.
    士兵常常要身临险境。
  3. They confronted the prisoner with his accusers.
    他们让犯人与原告对质。
  4. Confronted by an angry crowd the police retreated.
    警察面对愤怒的人群只好后撤了。

详细解释:


con.front

v.(动词)
con.front.ed,con.front.ing,con.fronts
v.tr.(及物动词)
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:
例句:
I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.
我希望和控告我的人当庭对质

To bring face to face with:
使面对面:
例句:
The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.
被告被传来面对他确凿的罪证

To come up against; encounter:
碰到;遇到:
例句:
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:
例句:
.She got no child support.[She] didn`t argue or confront. (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)


来源:
French confronter
法语 confronter
from Old French [to adjoin]
源自 古法语 [贴近]
from Medieval Latin nfront3re
源自 中世纪拉丁语 nfront3re
Latin com- [com-]
拉丁语 com- [前缀,表.和.]
Latin frôns front- [front]
拉丁语 frôns front- [前面的]

【引伸】
confront.er
n.(名词)
confront.ment
n.(名词)

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