recusant
英 ['rekj?z(?)nt]
美[r?'kjuz?nt]
- n. 拒絕服從的人
- adj. 不服從權(quán)威的
中文詞源
recusant 反抗者，拒絕服從的人
re-,向后，相反，-cus,原因，理由，詞源同 cause,because.即不斷找相反的理由的，引申詞義 拒絕，反對(duì)。
英文詞源
- 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.