喜樂美語

核心畫面

Two forces pushing against each other and not able to fit together — they collide instead of sliding past. Whether it's two people, two armies, two wishes inside you, or two plans on the same afternoon, the picture is the same: things that point in opposite directions and crash where they meet.

可以想成兩股力量正面對撞、沒辦法併在一起：它們不是擦肩而過，而是迎面相撞。不管撞的是兩個人、兩支軍隊、你心裡兩個願望…更多收起可以想成兩股力量正面對撞、沒辦法併在一起：它們不是擦肩而過，而是迎面相撞。不管撞的是兩個人、兩支軍隊、你心裡兩個願望，還是排在同一個下午的兩件事，畫面都一樣——兩個方向相反的東西，在交會的地方撞上了。這個「相撞、合不來」的感覺，就貫穿了 conflict 的每一個用法。

From the word’s history

From Latin 'conflictus', past participle of 'confligere' — 'con-' (together) + 'fligere' (to strike): literally 'to strike together'. The modern core of a collision between opposing forces sits right on that root.

源自拉丁文 confligere，由 con-（一起）加上 fligere（撞擊）組成，字面就是「互相撞在一起」。今天「對立的力量相撞」這個核心畫面，正好坐在這個字根上。

Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entry 'conflict'

Three branches

人與人、群體之間的相撞

把相撞的雙方放成兩個人、兩群人或兩個國家，就是這一家：意見、立場、利益迎面對上，於是吵起來、對立起來，甚至打起來。這是核心畫面最直接的具體化。

disagreement/clash · noun · B2

A situation in which people, groups, or countries strongly disagree and are set against each other, often arguing about it openly.

衝突／對立

一個人心裡的兩股拉力

把相撞的兩股力量收進同一個人心裡：兩個都想要、卻不能同時要的需求或感受彼此拉扯。一樣是對撞，只是戰場從外面搬到了內心。

dilemma · noun · B2

A situation where you must choose between two or more needs or wishes that pull against each other.

兩難／抵觸

事情、訊息對不上

把相撞的對象換成沒有生命的東西——兩件事、兩個說法、兩個時段。它們合不來、兜不攏，所以不能同時成立或同時進行。這是核心畫面用在「事」上的延伸。

scheduling clash · noun · B2

A time when two plans happen at the same moment, so you cannot do both.

時間撞期

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

conflictnoun/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/

  • 1

    A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.

    • The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.
    • One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
  • 2

    An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.

    • I wanted to attend the meeting but there's a conflict in my schedule that day.
  • 3

    in fiction/literature, opposing forces that create uncertainty as to whether the character(s) will achieve their goal(s).

conflictverb/kənˈflɪkt/

  • 1

    To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible

    • [T. E.] Lawrence said that in the end he felt himself to be fighting not for the imperial British but for the rebellious Arabs. All too often he conflicted with British bureaucratic fustiness.
  • 2

    To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

    • Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.
    • It appears that our schedules conflict.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。