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词汇 contretemps
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contretemps

noun
/ˈkɒntrətɒ̃/
/ˈkɑːntrətɑ̃ː/
(plural contretemps)
(from French, formal or humorous)
  1. an unpleasant event or an embarrassing occasion when people disagree 不幸事情;令人难堪的龃龉
    • They have been ignoring me since our last contretemps.自从我们上次争吵以来,他们一直不理我。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    词源late 17th cent. (originally as a fencing term, denoting a thrust made at an inopportune moment): French, originally ‘motion out of time’, from contre- ‘against’ + temps ‘time’.
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