单词 | recalcitrant |
释义 | recalcitrant —recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, n. /ri kal"si treuhnt/, adj. 1. resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory. 2. hard to deal with, manage, or operate. n. 3. a recalcitrant person. [1835-45; < L recalcitrant- (s. of recalcitrans, prp. of recalcitrare to kick back), equiv. to re- RE- + calcitr(are) to strike with the heels, kick (deriv. of calx heel) + -ant- -ANT] Syn. 1. resistant, rebellious, opposed. See unruly. |
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