- confrontation (n.)
[confrontation 词源字典]
- 1630s, "action of bringing two parties face to face," from Medieval Latin confrontationem (nominative confrontatio), noun of action from past participle stem of confrontare (see confront). International political sense is attested from 1963 and traces to the "Cuban missile crisis" of the previous year.[confrontation etymology, confrontation origin, 英语词源]