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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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