contretemps

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contretemps词义

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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。


contretemps双语例句

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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。

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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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contretemps英文词源

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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.

contretemps实用场景例句

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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。

柯林斯例句

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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