contretemps
英 [kʊŋtrə'tɒŋ]
美
- n. （法）意外事故；窘困之事
词态变化
复数: contretemps;
中文词源
contretemps 不幸事情，难堪
contra-, 相对，相反。-temp, 时间，词源同temporary. 即时间不对的，时运不济的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police.
- 他曾因和意大利警方发生争执而在罗马被短暂拘留。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman.
- 他试图消除他与警察之间的冲突和误会.
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