recalcitrant
英 [r?'k?ls?tr(?)nt]
美[r?'k?ls?tr?nt]
- adj. 反抗的；反對的；頑強的
- n. 頑抗者；不服從的人
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
名詞:?recalcitrance;
中文詞源
recalcitrant 難以控制的
re-,向后，往回，-calc,腳跟，踢，詞源同 calcaneus,decal,inculcate.引申詞義難以控制的。
英文詞源
- recalcitrant
- recalcitrant: [19] People who are recalcitrant are etymologically ‘kicking back’ against whatever restrains or upsets them. The word was borrowed from French récalcitrant, a descendant of the present participle of Latin recalcitrāre ‘kick back’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back, again’ and calcitrāre ‘kick’, which in turn was derived from Latin calx ‘heel’.
- recalcitrant (adj.)
- 1823, from French récalcitrant, literally "kicking back" (17c.-18c.), past participle of recalcitrare "to kick back; be inaccessible," from re- "back" (see re-) + Latin calcitrare "to kick," from calx (genitive calcis) "heel." Used from 1797 as a French word in English.
雙語例句
- 1. The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities.
- 危險在于抗命不遵的地方當局將拒絕履行他們的職責。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstraters.
- 這所大學把幾個反抗性最強的示威者開除了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He had a knack for coaxing even the most recalcitrant engine to life.
- 即使是最難擺弄的發動機他都有本事搞定。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Donkeys are reputed to be the most recalcitrant animals.
- 驢被認為是最倔強的牲畜。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Questions about norms and spectra are likely to be recalcitrant.
- 有關范數和譜的問題多半是難解的.
來自辭典例句