a.
- 反抗的；頑強的；不聽話的
n.
- 倔強的人；不馴服的動物
衍生
n. [U]
recalcitrance; recalcitrancy
辨析
/
rɪˈkalsɪtr(ə)nt/
adj.
obstinately uncooperative.
n.
a recalcitrant person.
Derivative
- recalcitrance n.
- recalcitrantly adv.
Etymology
C19: from L. recalcitrant-, recalcitrare ‘kick out with the heels’, based on calx, calc- ‘heel’.
