單詞
contretemps
英 [k??tr?'t??]
美
基本信息
- n. （法）意外事故；窘困之事
詞態變化
復數:?contretemps;
中文詞源
contretemps 不幸事情，難堪
contra-, 相對，相反。-temp, 時間，詞源同temporary. 即時間不對的，時運不濟的。
英文詞源
- contretemps (n.)
- 1680s, "a blunder in fencing," from French contre-temps "motion out of time, unfortunate accident, bad times;" from Latin contra + tempus (see temporal). As a ballet term, from 1706; as "an unfortunate accident," 1802; as "a dispute," from 1961.
雙語例句
- 1. He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police.
- 他曾因和意大利警方發生爭執而在羅馬被短暫拘留。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman.
- 他試圖消除他與警察之間的沖突和誤會.
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