confront

• 直面する、遭遇する、比較する

con-,強調する-正面、前面、前列

confront (v.)

1560s, "to stand in front of," from Middle French confronter (15c.), from Medieval Latin confrontare "assign limits, adjoin," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + frontem (nominative frons) "forehead" (see front (n.)). Sense of "to face in defiance or hostility" is late 16c. Related: Confronted; confronting.

1. She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt.

彼女は自分が知っている事実をキャサリンと向き合うことにした。

2.We are learning how to confront death instead of avoiding its reality.

死を回避するのではなく、死と向き合う方法を学んでいます。

3.NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.

NATO諸国は基本的な道徳問題を直視させられている。

4.Once again，I chose to confront the issue head-on.

私はもう一度この問題に直面することを選んだ。

5.I could not bring myself to confront him about it.

このことで彼と対質するのは忍びない。