单词 | unruly |
释义 | unruly[,ʌn'ru:li]a. 难控制的, 无法无天的, 任性的 unruly un.ru.ly AHD: [¾n-r›“l¶] D.J. [Jn6ru8li8]K.K. [Jn6ruli]adj.(形容词) un.ru.li.er,un.ru.li.est Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule.难以或不可能训练,控制或统治的语源:1. Middle English unreuli 中古英语 unreuli 2. un- [not] * see un- 1un- [不] *参见 un-13. reuli [easy to govern] from reule [rule] * see rule reuli [容易治理的] 源自 reule [统治] *参见 rule继承用法:unru“liness n.(名词)参考词汇:1. unruly,ungovernable,intractable,refractory,recalcitrant,willful,headstrong,wayward2. These adjectives all mean resistant or marked by resistance to control.这些形容词都指对控制有抵制性的或以对控制的抵制为特征的。3. Unruly implies failure to submit to rule or discipline: Unruly 暗示未能服从统治或纪律: an ungovernable temper.无法抑制的坏脾气。4. Intractable refers to what is obstinate and difficult to manage or control: Intractable 指顽固的和不易管理或控制的东西: “Fox, as the less proud and intractable of the refractory pair, was preferred” (Macaulay).“福克斯是这两个脾气倔强人中较少傲气和较为容易控制的一个,因此被看中了” (麦考利)。5. Refractory implies stubborn resistance to control or authority: Refractory 暗示对控制或权威的顽固抵抗: The university suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators.该大学对最为桀骜不驯的学生做了暂令停学的处理。6. Willful andheadstrong describe one obstinately bent on having his or her own way: Willful 和headstrong 指一个人顽固地决心要按他或她自己的意愿行事: “a lively child, who had been spoilt and indulged, and therefore was sometimes wayward” (Charlotte Brontë).“原本是一个活泼可爱的小孩,可因为被宠惯了,所以有时也会刚愎自用,任性倔强” (夏洛蒂·勃朗特) |
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