c. 1300, "meeting of adversaries, confrontation," from Old French encontre "meeting; fight; opportunity" (12c.), noun use of preposition/adverb encontre "against, counter to" from Late Latin incontra "in front of," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + contra "against" (see contra). Modern use of the word in psychology is from 1967, from the work of U.S. psychologist Carl Rogers (1902-1987). Encounter group attested from 1967.
encounter (v.)
c. 1300, "to meet as an adversary," from Old French encontrer "meet, come across; confront, fight, oppose," from encontre (see encounter (n.)). Weakened sense of "meet casually or unexpectedly" first recorded in English early 16c. Related: Encountered; encountering.
双语例句
1. You'll have little patience with the hypocrisy and double standards you encounter.
你将会无法忍受所遭遇的伪善和双重标准。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.
我曾意外地遇到过一条毒蛇,吓得我要命.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. A fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long separation.
两位老朋友长期分离这次才有幸相遇.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. If you undertake the project, you are bound to encounter difficulties.
如果你承接这项工程的话, 免不了会遇到许多困难.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. It was a bloody encounter between the two armies.
