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reluctant是什么意思

  • adj. 不情愿的;勉强的;顽抗的
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reluctant的近义词unwilling loath
reluctant的反义词

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reluctant的词态变化


比较级: more reluctant;最高级: most reluctant;副词: reluctantly;名词: reluctance;

助记提示


1. re- "against" + luct- "struggle, wrestle" + -ant.
2. => struggle or rebel against.
3. => unwilling.
4. luct- 与 lock "一绺头发,发辫" 同源,他们的本义都表示纠缠在一起,扭在一起(的事物或状态)。

中文词源


reluctant 勉强的,不情愿的

来自拉丁语 reluctari,扭打,抵抗,来自 re-,相对,对着干,luctari,缠绕,扭打,词源同 leg,ineluctable.引申词义勉强的,不情愿的。

英文词源


reluctant
reluctant: [17] To be reluctant about doing something is etymologically to ‘struggle against’ it. The word comes from the present participle of Latin reluctārī, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘against’ and luctārī ‘struggle’. Among the first English writers to employ it was John Milton, who used it in the literal Latin sense, describing the writhing Satan: ‘a monstrous serpent on his belly prone, reluctant, but in vain’, Paradise Lost 1667. ‘Unwilling, averse’, a metaphorical extension which saw the light of day in Latin, made its debut in English at the start of the 18th century.
reluctant (adj.)
"unwilling," 1660s, from Latin reluctantem (nominative reluctans), present participle of reluctari (see reluctance). Related: Reluctantly. The Latin word is also the source of Spanish reluchante, Italian riluttante.

reluctant的双语例句


1. We were reluctant to start the long trudge home.
我们很不愿意踏上如此漫长艰辛的回家之路。

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2. Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action.
科学机构一直不愿作出更正。

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3. I am reluctant to trust anyone totally, Your Excellency.
我不想完全相信任何人,阁下。

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4. He said no and seemed oddly reluctant to talk about it.
他说没有,而且奇怪的是似乎不愿谈及此事。

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5. Japan has been reluctant to offer much aid to Russia.
日本一直不愿意向俄罗斯提供太多的援助。

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