喜樂美語

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，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'

登入就可以看每一支怎麼連回核心畫面。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

n複數 conflicts

v過去式 conflicted過去分詞 conflicted-ing conflicting三單 conflicts

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。