Wordiyorecalcitrant
🇬🇧 UK/ri'kælsitrәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control; uncooperative and difficult to manage.
顽固抵抗的，不服从的，难以管束的
n.
A person who stubbornly resists authority or control.
顽固抵抗者，不服从者
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreagain, back
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calcroot
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itrconnector
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antperforming, being in a state
=recalcitrant
Common Collocations
- 1.recalcitrant child难以管教的孩子
- 2.recalcitrant prisoner顽固的囚犯
- 3.[recalcitrant behavior]抵制行为
- 4.recalcitrant state不合作的国家
Example Sentences
- 1.
The recalcitrant student refused to follow the teacher's instructions.
- 2.
Negotiators struggled to reach an agreement with the recalcitrant faction.
- 3.
The recalcitrant employee was eventually dismissed for insubordination.