reluctant

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a. 不情愿的, 勉强的 [法] 不愿的, 勉强的, 难以处理的

发音

US /ɹɪˈlʌktənt/

词形变化

more reluctant 比较级 most reluctant 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

不情愿的；勉强的；顽抗的

释义与例句

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.

    不情愿

    She was reluctant to lend him the money

    Surprisingly, our new dog is a reluctant ball-retriever.

  2. 2.

    Contrary; defiant; refractory.

    古体
  3. 3.

    Tending to match as little text as possible.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

loath loth

近义相关 3

unwilling disinclined uneager

相关短语

reluctant dragon reluctant dragons

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin reluctāns, present participle of reluctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”), from re- (“back”) + luctor (“to struggle”).

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