confront學測 L5KK [kəˈnfrʌnt] ｜ /kəˈnfrʌnt/
勇敢面對；正視恐懼·當面對質；質問
常與 confirm 混淆的學測常考動詞
Instead of avoiding the problem, she chose to confront it directly.
她沒有逃避問題，而是選擇直接面對。
一個畫面：站到正前方迎上去
正視恐懼站在恐懼面前，不逃避
當面對質走到對方跟前，把話說清楚
義項
勇敢面對C1verb勇敢面對；正視恐懼
He confronted his fear of heights before climbing the tower.
他在爬上高塔前，正視了自己懼高的恐懼。
confront a fearconfront a difficulty
當面對質B2verb當面對質；質問
She confronted her boss during the meeting.
她在會議中當面找老闆理論。
confront your bossconfront an employee
片語
confront reality直視現實 →勇敢面對真實情況
confront the truth直視真相 →勇敢面對事實真相
confront the problem面對問題 →正面處理眼前問題
你會不會這樣說？
He decided to ___ his fear of heights. (confront / confirm)
看答案
confront
confront 是勇敢面對；confirm 是確認，兩字外型相近但意思不同。
'She confronted her boss during the meeting.' 這裡的 confront 最接近哪個意思？(A) 勇敢面對恐懼 (B) 當面對質、質問
看答案
(B)
此句是當面找老闆理論，對應「當面對質；質問」義項。
字族
confrontation 當面對質；衝突・confrontational 好對抗的；挑釁的