recalcitrant

a. 反抗的, 反对的, 顽抗的 n. 反抗者, 顽抗者

发音

AU /ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/

词形变化

recalcitrants 复数 recalcitrants more recalcitrant 比较级 most recalcitrant 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is recalcitrant.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.

    桀骜不驯的

    桀骜不驯嘅

  2. 2.

    Unwilling to cooperate socially.

  3. 3.

    Difficult to deal with or to operate.

    The Hansa had no legal status, independent finances or a common institutional framework, while the major weapon against recalcitrant members (or opponents) was the threat of embargo.

  4. 4.

    Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing.

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

fractious refractory

近义相关 3

defiant disobedient noncompliant

词源

Borrowed from French récalcitrant, from Latin recalcitrāns, recalcitrantis, present participle of recalcitrō, recalcitrāre (“be disobedient, kick back [as a horse]”), from calx (“heel”), 1820s.

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