confront

英 [kənˈfrʌnt]      美 [kənˈfrʌnt]
  • vt. 面对;遭遇;比较
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confront 使面临

con-, 强调。-front, 前面,前线。

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.
1. She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt.
她决定拿自己了解的事实与凯瑟琳当面对证。
2. We are learning how to confront death instead of avoiding its reality.
我们在学习如何直面死亡,而非回避死亡这一现实。
3. NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.
北约国家被迫正视基本的道德问题。
4. Once again, I chose to confront the issue head-on.
我又一次选择了直接面对该问题。
5. I could not bring myself to confront him about it.
我不忍心就这事和他对质。

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