- contretemps (n.)
[contretemps 词源字典]
- 1680s, "a blunder in fencing," from French contre-temps "motion out of time, unfortunate accident, bad times;" from Latin contra + tempus (see temporal). As a ballet term, from 1706; as "an unfortunate accident," 1802; as "a dispute," from 1961.[contretemps etymology, contretemps origin, 英语词源]