contretemps
contretemps 英 ['kɒntrətɒ̃] 美 [ˈkɑntrəˌtɑŋ, ˌkɔŋtrəˈtɑŋ]
n. (法)意外事故;窘困之事
- A contretemps is a badly-timed event or an embarrassing situation. Did you see the outfielders run into each other and the shortstop slip and fall in the mud? Don't laugh — we all have our contretemps.
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- n. (法)意外事故;窘困之事
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1. Against the background of the G20 trade talks in Pittsburgh, that contretemps made this an auspicious time to examine the age-old question of protectionism.
在20国集团在匹兹堡贸易商谈的背景下,那令人尴尬的事使这次商谈变成一个有利的时机来审查贸易保护制度这个存在已久的问题。
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2. That contretemps is just one example of the conflicting signals on the UK economy.
这场不合时宜的争论仅仅是关于英国经济种种相互冲突的信号中的一个例子。
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3. Her male cousins had hardly prepared her for a contretemps with a man she desired.
就她想要的男人,她的男表亲不希望她有挫折。
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