1. 意外事故:contredanse 对面舞 | contretemps 意外事故 | contribute to 捐献
2. 不测之灾祸:contredanse 对舞 | contretemps 不测之灾祸 | contribute 投稿
3. 不测之灾祸/意外事故:contredanse /对舞/对舞曲/ | contretemps /不测之灾祸/意外事故/ | contriver /发明者/创制者/筹谋者/
1. 令人尴尬的小争吵;口角
A contretemps is a small disagreement that is rather embarrassing.
e.g. He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police.
他曾因和意大利警方发生争执而在罗马被短暂拘留。
1. Despite his immediate contretemps, his prior exertions were rewarded by funding pledges from the venture capitalists.
noun
1. an awkward clash
e.g. he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman