Word · Frequency #14128
recalcitrant
桀骜不驯的；拒不服从的
recalcitrant
- 1.
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
顽强抵抗权威的
- 2.
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
顽固反抗权威的
顽强抵抗权威的；顽固反抗权威的；反抗的；反对的；顽抗的
In use
The recalcitrant student refused to follow the teacher's instructions.
Despite several warnings, the recalcitrant employee kept ignoring the safety rules.
The recalcitrant horse would not let anyone put a saddle on it.
the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators
recalcitrant + noun
The recalcitrant student refused to follow the rules.
那个顽抗的学生拒绝遵守规则。
be recalcitrant
He was recalcitrant despite repeated warnings.
尽管一再警告，他仍顽抗。
Connections
Collocations
- a recalcitrant child
- 难管束的孩子
- The teacher struggled to control the recalcitrant child.老师很难管住这个难管束的孩子。
- a recalcitrant student
- 不服管教的学生
- Even strict teachers sometimes fail with recalcitrant students.即使严格的老师有时也拿不服管教的学生没办法。
- a recalcitrant employee
- 对抗管理的员工
- The manager decided to dismiss the recalcitrant employee.经理决定解雇那名对抗管理的员工。
- a recalcitrant attitude
- 抗拒的态度
- His recalcitrant attitude made the negotiation impossible.他抗拒的态度使谈判无法进行。
- recalcitrant behavior
- 叛逆行为
- The school has a policy for dealing with recalcitrant behavior.学校有处理叛逆行为的政策。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一匹倔骡子被人拽着缰绳往回拉(re-)，它却不停踢腿(联想到 calcitrant 的"踢")，顽固反抗管束。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式报告、新闻评论、法律或行政文书 recalcitrant 是比较正式、书面化的用词，通常用于正式报告、法律或行政文书以及新闻评论等语境，日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes fully with recalcitrant /rɪˈkæl.sɪ.trənt/. The nearest sound matches are partial: calcium /ˈkæl.si.əm/ shares the stressed /kæl/ and the following /sɪ/; vibrant /ˈvaɪ.brənt/ shares the final /-rənt/ sound and the '-rant' spelling, but its stress is on the first syllable. Beware lookalikes with different sounds: recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ (spelled 'recal' but pronounced /kɔːl/), calculate /ˈkæl.kju.leɪt/ (shares the 'cal' spelling but has /kju/), citrus /ˈsɪt.rəs/ (shares the /sɪtr/ cluster but has a different stress and ending), and observant /əbˈzɜːr.vənt/ (shares only the '-ant' suffix).
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