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confront

英 [kən'frʌnt] 美 [kən'frʌnt]

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解释

vt. 面对；遭遇；比较

※ 提供单词"confront"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

confront 使面临

con-, 强调。-front, 前面，前线。

英文词源

confront (v.): 1560s, "to stand in front of," from Middle French confronter (15c.), from Medieval Latin confrontare "assign limits, adjoin," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + frontem (nominative frons) "forehead" (see front (n.)). Sense of "to face in defiance or hostility" is late 16c. Related: Confronted; confronting.

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例句和用法

1. She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt.: 她决定拿自己了解的事实与凯瑟琳当面对证。

2. We are learning how to confront death instead of avoiding its reality.: 我们在学习如何直面死亡，而非回避死亡这一现实。

3. NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.: 北约国家被迫正视基本的道德问题。

4. Once again, I chose to confront the issue head-on.: 我又一次选择了直接面对该问题。

5. I could not bring myself to confront him about it.: 我不忍心就这事和他对质。