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The character 遭 is structurally formed by the movement radical 辶 alongside the component 曹, which primarily provides phonetic guidance but also implies a sense of gathering or sequence, etymologically suggesting a meeting during a journey. Initially denoting a general encounter or experience, often by chance, its usage in classical literature covered a range of meetings without inherent negative value. Over time, however, its application narrowed to emphasize specifically unfavorable or distressing encounters, which led to its predominant modern meaning of undergoing hardship or misfortune, a semantic refinement that strengthened its connection to adverse events while preserving its core idea of an unforeseen intersection.
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他遭遇了事故。
她遭受了痛苦。
我们遭到了批评。
这次灾害使很多人遭殃。
公司在经济危机中遭受损失。
他在旅途中遭遇了各种困难。
由于政策变化，企业遭受了重大打击。
在科学研究中，学者们时常遭遇无法预料的挑战，这需要他们具备应变能力。