reluctance
英 [r?'l?kt(?)ns]
美 [r?'l?kt?ns]
助記提示
1. re- "against" + luct- "struggle, wrestle" + -ance.
2. => struggle or rebel against, act of struggling against.
3. => unwillingness.
Reluctance：驢拉個坦克——不情愿的
英文詞源
- reluctance (n.)
- 1640s, "act of struggling against," from obsolete verb reluct "to struggle or rebel against" (1520s), from Latin reluctari "to struggle against, resist, make opposition," from re- "against" (see re-) + luctari "to struggle, wrestle," perhaps shares a common origin with Greek lygos "pliant twig," lygizein "to bend, twist," Old English locc "twist of hair" (see lock (n.2)). Meaning "unwillingness" is first attested 1660s. Related: Reluctancy (1620s.).
雙語例句
- 1. "All right, I can manage a fiver," McMinn said with reluctance.
- 麥克明不情愿地說：“好吧，我可以出5鎊。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Troops were displaying an obvious reluctance to get involved in quashing demonstrations.
- 部隊顯然并不愿意參與鎮壓示威游行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Ministers have shown extreme reluctance to explain their position to the media.
- 部長們極不情愿向媒體解釋他們的立場。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The evidence is blurred by central banks' reluctance to reveal their blunders.
- 由于中央銀行不愿意公開自己的愚蠢錯誤，證據并不清楚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Carmen's reluctance to fall in with Driver'splans led to trouble.
- 卡門不愿接受德賴弗的計劃，由此引來了麻煩。
來自柯林斯例句