mano a mano

短语

adv. （较量时）面对面 n. 比试；较量 [网络] 联手行动；日本美发沙龙设计总监；交手

别名

mano-a-mano

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A head-on conflict or direct competition.

    The public debate became a heated mano a mano between the two leading candidates.

adj.
  1. 1.

    in close confrontation

    We sat tensely in the courtroom while the mano-a-mano struggle ensued between the two skilled lawyers.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Characterized by head-to-head competition or conflict.

    The newcomer brashly engaged the veteran player mano a mano.

词源

Borrowed from Spanish mano a mano (literally “hand-to-hand”); on equal footing, neither of two participants having any distinct advantage.

来源：wiktionary