recalcitrant

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·cal·ci·trant /rɪˈkælsətrənt/ adjective formal  DISOBEYrefusing to do what you are told to do, even after you have been punished 不顺从的，桀骜不驯的 SYN unruly a recalcitrant pupil 一名不服管教的学生 —recalcitrance noun [uncountable]

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recalcitrant• It was intended to pressure a recalcitrant attorney general into authorizing the appointment of an independent counsel by a designated court.• He left Malmo in his private jet without his recalcitrant caddie.• They went up the track with Piper dragging his heels like a recalcitrant child.• recalcitrant children• Discovering the way of course takes us back to your recalcitrant dealers.• We giggled as we struggled to fit the final recalcitrant eye into the final unbending hook.• Mayor Willie Brown, rather than accepting the challenge, shifted the onus back on recalcitrant neighbors.• For a fleeting moment Gina almost felt sorry for Hanne's recalcitrant son.• There were hopeful signs from one recalcitrant state.Origin recalcitrant (1800-1900) Late Latin present participle of recalcitrare “to refuse to obey”, from Latin calcitrare “to kick”, from calx “heel”

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recalcitrant
re‧cal‧ci‧trant /rɪˈkælsətrənt, rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ adjective formalrefusing to do what you are told to do, even after you have been punished
   SYN  unruly:
    a recalcitrant pupil
—recalcitrance noun [uncountable]

re·cal·ci·trantBrE /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ 🔊 adjective (formal) unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control 不守规章的；不服从指挥的；桀骜不驯的；难以控制的▸ re·cal·ci·trance BrE /rɪˈkælsɪtrəns/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈkælsɪtrəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]