• n. （法）意外事故；窘困之事

contra-, 相對，相反。-temp, 時間，詞源同temporary. 即時間不對的，時運不濟的。

contretemps (n.)

1680s, "a blunder in fencing," from French contre-temps "motion out of time, unfortunate accident, bad times;" from Latin contra + tempus (see temporal). As a ballet term, from 1706; as "an unfortunate accident," 1802; as "a dispute," from 1961.

1. He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police.

他曾因和意大利警方發(fā)生爭執(zhí)而在羅馬被短暫拘留。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman.

他試圖消除他與警察之間的沖突和誤會.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)