early 15c., from Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere "to strike together, be in conflict," from com- "together" (see com-) + fligere "to strike" (see afflict). Related: Conflicted; conflicting.
conflict (n.)
early 15c., "armed encounter, battle," from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus (see conflict (v.)). Meaning "struggle, quarrel" is from mid-15c. Psychological sense of "incompatible urges in one person" is from 1859 (hence conflicted, past participle adjective). Phrase conflict of interest was in use by 1743.
雙語例句
1. The ethnic populations are so intermingled that there's bound to be conflict.
各民族人口如此雜居，肯定會發(fā)生沖突。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This was a straight conflict of directly opposed aims.
這是完全對立的目標之間的正面沖突。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The time has come to put an end to the conflict.
結(jié)束沖突的時候到了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He has attempted to find a peaceful solution to the Ossetian conflict.