insubordinate

C1 FREQ #36853

a. 不顺从的, 地位不低的

词形变化

insubordinates 复数 insubordinates insubordinates 三单 insubordinating 现在分词 insubordinated 过去式 insubordinated 过去分词 more insubordinate 比较级 most insubordinate 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who defies authority.

v.
  1. 1.

    To rebel or defy authority.

    方言 非正式 不及物

    I think it's moral to insubordinate against a controlling boss.

adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

resistant resistive

反义词 1

subordinate

近义相关 7

rebellious defiant unruly disobedient mutinous contumacious noncompliant

参见 2

defiant noncompliant

词源

From in- + subordinate, on model of French insubordonné.

来源：wiktionary