contumacious
GRE
英 [,kɒntjʊ'meɪʃəs]
美[,kɑntu'meʃəs]
释义
adj. 不听命令的；反抗法院命令的；顽固的
中文词源
contumacious 违抗的con-, 强调。-tum, 肿胀，词源同tumor. 即内心膨胀的，自大的。
英文词源
- contumacious (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin contumaci-, stem of contumax "haughty, insolent, obstinate" (see contumely) + -ous.
双语例句
- 1. On his refusal to appear in person or by his attorney, he was pronounced contumacious.
- 由于他拒绝亲自出庭或派他的律师出庭, 被宣布为抗传.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. There is another efficacious method for subduing the most obstinate, contumacious sinner.
- 有另一个有效的方法来镇压那最为顽固 、 抗命不从的罪人.
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英英释意
- 1. wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient;
- "a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment"
