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单词 recalcitrant
释义

re·cal·ci·trant

adjective
/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
(formal)
  1. unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control不守规章的;不服从指挥的;桀骜不驯的;难以控制的
    • a recalcitrant child无法管教的孩子
    • He was like a teacher encouraging a recalcitrant pupil.他就像一位老师在鼓励一个不听话的学生。
    • One option is to threaten recalcitrant ministers with the sack.一种选择是用解雇来威胁顽抗的部长。
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin recalcitrant- ‘kicking out with the heels’, from the verb recalcitrare, based on calx, calc- ‘heel’.
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