contumacious 英 [ˌkɒntjuˈmeɪʃəs]   美 [ˌkɑntuˈmeɪʃəs]

contumacious

contumacious  英 [ˌkɒntjuˈmeɪʃəs] 美 [ˌkɑntuˈmeɪʃəs]

adj. 不听命令的;反抗法院命令的;顽固的 

The contumacious mob shouted defiantly at the police. 暴徒的顽皮喊道目空一切的警察。
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。

  • That ornery horse that keeps heading back to the barn, no matter how much you coax and pull and try to convince him to stay on the trail? He's showing you his contumacious side, meaning he's stubbornly resisting authority.
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  • adj. 不听命令的;反抗法院命令的;顽固的
  • 1. The contumacious mob shouted defiantly at the police.

    暴徒的顽皮喊道目空一切的警察。

  • 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。

  • 3. Hard labor for life had been the sentence pronounced against the escaped and contumacious accomplices.

    在逃没有到案的同谋则被判处终身苦役。

  • contumacious (adj.) "headstrong, insolent, resisting legitimate authority," c. 1600, from Latin contumaci-, stem of contumax "haughty, insolent, obstinate" (see contumely) + -ous. Related: Contumaciously; contumaciousness.
con·tu·ma·cious / ˌkɒntjuˈmeɪʃəs ; NAmE ˌkɑːntuˈmeɪʃəs / adjective ( old use or law ) lacking respect for authority 藐视权威的;违抗的;不服从的 con·tu·ma·cious / ˌkɒntjuˈmeɪʃəs ; NAmE ˌkɑːntuˈmeɪʃəs /
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