encounter

将“encounter”分解为“en”和“counter”。想象“en”是能量向上推进，“counter”则是计数或面对。整体记忆为：能量向上推动，如同面对挑战或遇到某人，这就是“encounter”的意思。

encounter 遭遇

en-, 进入，使。前缀countra-, 相对。即进入相对状态的，面对面遭遇的。

encounter (n.)

c. 1300, "meeting of adversaries, confrontation," from Old French encontre "meeting; fight; opportunity" (12c.), noun use of preposition/adverb encontre "against, counter to" from Late Latin incontra "in front of," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + contra "against" (see contra). Modern use of the word in psychology is from 1967, from the work of U.S. psychologist Carl Rogers (1902-1987). Encounter group attested from 1967.

encounter (v.)

c. 1300, "to meet as an adversary," from Old French encontrer "meet, come across; confront, fight, oppose," from encontre (see encounter (n.)). Weakened sense of "meet casually or unexpectedly" first recorded in English early 16c. Related: Encountered; encountering.

1. You'll have little patience with the hypocrisy and double standards you encounter.

你将会无法忍受所遭遇的伪善和双重标准。

2. I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.

我曾意外地遇到过一条毒蛇,吓得我要命.

3. A fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long separation.

两位老朋友长期分离这次才有幸相遇.

4. If you undertake the project, you are bound to encounter difficulties.

如果你承接这项工程的话, 免不了会遇到许多困难.

5. It was a bloody encounter between the two armies.

这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战.

【face, encounter, meet, contact, confront】
这组词都有“遇见，会见，碰见”的意思，其区别是：
face: 侧重双方静止地面对面，或指指充满勇气、信心和决心正视人或事。
encounter: 通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。
meet: 普通用词，本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作向对运动，最终相碰(遇)。
contact: 多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系。口语用词。
confront: 不可避免的，面对面的相遇。也指敢于正视困难或问题的决心和信心。

【withstand, undergo, experience, encounter】
withstand: 经受，忍受
undergo: 经历（考验、苦难）
experience: 亲身体验
encounter: 遭遇，遇到遭遇或碰上棘手的事