recusant

英['rekjʊz(ə)nt] 美[rə'kjuzənt]
英英释义
反义词
  • n. 拒绝服从的人
  • adj. 不服从权威的

中文词源


recusant 反抗者,拒绝服从的人

re-,向后,相反,-cus,原因,理由,词源同 cause,because.即不断找相反的理由的,引申词义 拒绝,反对。

英文词源


recusant
recusant: see refuse
recusant (adj.)
"obstinate in refusal," 1550s, from Latin recusantem (nominative recusans) "refusing to obey," present participle of recusare "make an objection against; decline, refuse, reject; be reluctant to" (see recuse). The noun meaning "one obstinate in refusing" is from 1610s.