refractory

a. 不听话的, 执拗的, 难治疗的, 耐火的 [医] 不应的(期), 难治的, 顽固性的

发音

UK /ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/
US /ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/
AU

词形变化

refractories 复数 refractories more refractory 比较级 most refractory 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.

  2. 2.

    A plant or factory that produces such material.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.

    倔强的

    难治的

  2. 2.

    Not affected by great heat.

    耐火的

  3. 3.

    Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.

    医学
  4. 4.

    Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.

    不应的

    生物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

lining liner

部分词 4

alumina aluminium oxide aluminum oxide fireclay
形容词

同义词 3

stubborn fractious recalcitrant

近义相关 3

unresponsive disobedient intractable

相关短语

refractory rhyme refractory metal refractory metals refractory period [医] 不应期 refractory rhymes refractory anaemia with excess blasts refractory periods psychological refractory period psychological refractory periods

词源

From Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refrāctus, past participle of refringere (“to break up”). Originally refractary, refractarie, but reanalysed after other adjectives in -ory.

来源：wiktionary