| 单词 | confront |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kən'frʌnt] |
| 解释 | v.面临；对抗 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 面临 (to face)对抗(to face or oppose defiantly or antagonistically) 【考】 craven : confront / honest : deceive(胆小的不会面对/诚 实的不会欺骗)反义词：sidestep(回 避); cower(畏缩); circumvent(围绕) 【记】 con＋front(面，前面 )→共同面对→对抗 【同】 同根词：affront(v./ n.冒犯); effrontery(n.厚颜无 耻)派生词: confrontation (n. 对抗); confrontational (adj.对抗的; 抵触的) |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (带有挑衅性或敌对性的)面对面 = face; 对抗 【记】con共同, front面, 面对－共同面对－对抗 【参】affront(v /n 公开侮辱; 冒犯); effrontery(n 厚颜无耻)confrontation(n 对抗; 对质; 面对面) 【类】craven: confront = honest: deceive胆小的不会面对 = 诚实的不会欺骗 【反】sidestep(v 回避问题; 躲避打击); cower(v 畏缩); circumvent(v 围绕; 智取) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】con + front 一起面对面→使面临，对抗， 【相关】affront 公开侮辱, 冒犯, 面对 confront 一起面对面，使面临，对抗， effrontery 厚颜无耻的面对 |
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