rencounter

rencounter
[rɛnˈkaʊntə]
(archaic)()
noun
  1. a chance meeting with someone
    偶遇,邂逅
    ■a battle, skirmish, or duel
    遭遇战,冲突;决斗
verb
  1. [with obj.]meet by chance
    偶遇,邂逅
    I wonder who those fellows were we rencountered last night.
    我说不准昨晚我们碰见的那几个人是谁。
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from French rencontre (noun), rencontrer 'meet face to face'
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