recalcitrant
美音:
[rı´kælsıtrənt
]英音:
[rı´kælsıtrənt
]adj.反抗的,反对的,顽抗的 n.反抗的人,顽抗者
难易程度:
recalcitrant为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:recalcitrance
词根
re-=again,back 变化型 red-,ren-
近义词, 同义词
recalcitrant
/rɪ'kælsɪtrənt; rɪ`kælsɪtrənt/
adj (fml 文) resisting authority or discipline; disobedient 反抗权威的; 不守纪律的; 不服从的
*a recalcitrant child, attitude 倔强的孩子、态度.
recalcitrant
adj formal[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Late Latin;Origin: , present participle of recalcitrare
'to refuse to obey', from
Latin calcitrare
'to kick', from calx
'heel']
refusing to do what you are told to do, even after you have been punished
=
unruly a recalcitrant pupil>recalcitrancen[U]
1. Donkeys are reputed to be the most recalcitrant animals. 驴被认为是最倔强的牲畜。
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