confrontationKK [ˏkɑnfrənˋteʃən] /ˌkɑnfɹənˈteɪʃən/發音con- 共同、一起+front 正面+-ation 名詞→正面相對展開收合con-字首共同、一起front單字正面-ation字尾名詞字面:正面相對雙方正面相對 → 對峙、衝突名詞1衝突、對峙、對抗The protest ended in a violent confrontation with riot police.抗議最後演變成與防暴警察的暴力衝突。2爭執、正面衝突、口角She avoids confrontation and rarely says what she really thinks.她習慣迴避爭執,很少說出真正的想法。3對質、當面質問The lawyer planned a confrontation between the witness and the suspect.律師安排了證人與嫌犯當面對質。4面對、直面正式Recovery begins with an honest confrontation with one's own failures.復原始於誠實面對自己的失敗。