• adj. 反抗的；反對(duì)的；頑強(qiáng)的
• n. 頑抗者；不服從的人

re-,向后，往回，-calc,腳跟，踢，詞源同 calcaneus,decal,inculcate.引申詞義難以控制的。

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.

1. The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities.

危險(xiǎn)在于抗命不遵的地方當(dāng)局將拒絕履行他們的職責(zé)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. The University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstraters.

這所大學(xué)把幾個(gè)反抗性最強(qiáng)的示威者開(kāi)除了.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)他都有本事搞定。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. Donkeys are reputed to be the most recalcitrant animals.

驢被認(rèn)為是最倔強(qiáng)的牲畜。

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. Questions about norms and spectra are likely to be recalcitrant.

有關(guān)范數(shù)和譜的問(wèn)題多半是難解的.

來(lái)自辭典例句