confrontation
【对抗,冲突】
Confrontation 是一个名词,通常指的是 面对面冲突、对立或争执,可以指 人际冲突、意见分歧或直接对抗。
📌 词性:
- 名词(n.):对抗,冲突,面对面对峙
1. “Confrontation” 的含义
✅ (1)对抗,冲突
Confrontation 用来描述两方或多方在 某个问题、情境或行为上发生直接的冲突或对立,通常涉及 对抗性的态度或行为。
📌 例句:
- The confrontation between the two countries lasted for days.
(两国之间的对抗持续了好几天。) - There was a confrontation at the meeting over the proposed changes.
(在会议上,对于提议的变更发生了争执。)
👉 常见搭配:
- A confrontation with someone(与某人的冲突)
- A violent confrontation(暴力冲突)
- A confrontation over an issue(就某问题的对抗)
✅ (2)对质,面对面对峙
Confrontation 也可以指 直接面对某个困难、挑战或问题,在这类情境下,通常带有 面对挑战或解决问题 的含义。
📌 例句:
- The manager had a confrontation with the employee over his poor performance.
(经理与员工就他的表现不佳进行了对质。) - The confrontation with her fears helped her grow stronger.
(面对她的恐惧让她变得更坚强。)
👉 常见搭配:
- A confrontation with fear(面对恐惧)
- A confrontation with reality(面对现实)
✅ (3)对立,冲突的状态
在一些情况下,confrontation 不仅指具体的事件或行动,也可以指双方处于对立或对抗的状态,尤其是在更大规模的背景中,例如 政治、社会冲突 等。
📌 例句:
- The political confrontation between the two parties escalated after the election.
(选举后,两党之间的政治对立加剧了。) - The Cold War was marked by a global confrontation between the superpowers.
(冷战时期,超级大国之间的全球对抗。)
👉 常见搭配:
- A confrontation between groups(群体之间的对立)
- A political confrontation(政治对抗)
2. “Confrontation” 和 “Conflict” 的区别
- Confrontation 强调 面对面直接的对抗 或 面对困难或问题时的冲突,有时含有较为 公开、直接的对峙。
- Conflict 更常用来描述 广泛的冲突、争端或分歧,包括可能没有直接面对面的冲突。
📌 对比例句:
- The confrontation was intense, but it was resolved peacefully. ✅
(对抗很激烈,但最终和平解决。) - The conflict between the two countries lasted for years. ✅
(两国之间的冲突持续了多年。)
📌 结论
- Confrontation(n.):指 面对面直接的对抗、冲突 或 争执,有时可以带有挑战或对质的含义。
- 常见搭配:a violent confrontation(暴力冲突)、a confrontation with someone(与某人的对抗)。
- 区别:Confrontation 强调 直接的对抗或对质,而 conflict 是更广泛的冲突概念,包含 更长期或广泛的争端。