| 释义 |
re·cal·ci·trant /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ a. | n.
I a.
1. (对权威、习俗、规章等)拒不服从的；顽抗的，倔强对抗的
be recalcitrant to tradition 反抗传统
The taxpayers are becoming increasingly recalcitrant about open-ended programs for overseas purposes. 纳税人对于资助那些无底洞似的海外项目越来越持抗拒态度。
a recalcitrant boy 犟男孩
recalcitrant behaviour 桀骜不驯的行为
2. 难处理的，难对付的；难驾驶的；(疾病等)难治的
a subject recalcitrant both to observation and to experiment 既难研察又难验证的课题
a recalcitrant Congress (从行政当局立场而言)难对付的国会
a recalcitrant typewriter 不听话的打字机
II n.
倔强顽抗者，桀骜不驯的人(或动物) |