reluctant
英 [rɪ'lʌkt(ə)nt]
美 [rɪ'lʌktənt]
助記提示
1. re- "against" + luct- "struggle, wrestle" + -ant.
2. => struggle or rebel against.
3. => unwilling.
4. luct- 與 lock "一綹頭發，發辮" 同源，他們的本義都表示糾纏在一起，扭在一起(的事物或狀態)。
中文詞源
reluctant 勉強的，不情願的來自拉丁語 reluctari,扭打，抵抗，來自 re-,相對，對著幹，luctari,纏繞，扭打，詞源同 leg,ineluctable.引申詞義勉強的，不情願的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. We were reluctant to start the long trudge home.
- 我們很不願意踏上如此漫長艱辛的回家之路。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action.
- 科學機構一直不願作出更正。
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- 3. I am reluctant to trust anyone totally, Your Excellency.
- 我不想完全相信任何人，閣下。
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- 4. He said no and seemed oddly reluctant to talk about it.
- 他說沒有，而且奇怪的是似乎不願談及此事。
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- 5. Japan has been reluctant to offer much aid to Russia.
- 日本一直不願意向俄羅斯提供太多的援助。
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