a minor dispute or disagreement 小争执;不和,龃龉 she had occasional contretemps with her staff. 她偶尔会和职员发生龃龉。 ■an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence 意外的不幸
语源
late 17th cent. (originally as a fencing term, denoting a thrust made at an inopportune moment): French, originally motion out time', from contre- 'against' + temps 'time'