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A confrontational person, tone, or style walks straight into a fight. They challenge, they push, they make the other person feel attacked, even when a softer question would have done. A confrontational meeting is one where people square up instead of looking for a way through. The word often carries a warning: we say it when we wish someone would ease off. It is not the same as being honest or brave; you can tell a hard truth without being confrontational. You will hear it a lot at work ('Try not to sound confrontational in the email'). It is a little formal, a little critical.
好對抗的;咄咄逼人的
組成From confrontation(對峙、正面衝突)+ -al(……的)。
同家族的字
- confrontationthe noun: a clash face to face
- confrontthe verb: to face someone about a problem
原始詞典資料1 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。
confrontationaladj/ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/
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Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.
- It was Liverpool who once again carried the momentum after the break and the recalled Rio Ferdinand was booked for a foul on Suarez, whose confrontational approach and brilliant natural ability was proving hard to handle.
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。