reluctant 词态变化
比较级: more reluctant;最高级: most reluctant;副词: reluctantly;名词: reluctance;
reluctant 中文词源
reluctant 勉强的，不情愿的来自拉丁语 reluctari,扭打，抵抗，来自 re-,相对，对着干，luctari,缠绕，扭打，词源同 leg,ineluctable.引申词义勉强的，不情愿的。
reluctant 英文词源
- 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.
reluctant 英文释义
- 1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom;
- "a reluctant smile"
- "loath to admit a mistake"
- "unwilling to face facts"
- 2. unwilling to become involved;
- "they were usually reluctant to socialize"
- "reluctant to help"
- 3. not eager;
- "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"
- "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"
- "reluctant to help"
reluctant 同义词解析
unwilling, reluctant
这两个形容词均有"不情愿的，不愿意的"之意。
unwilling： 语气强烈，指有力的否定、拒绝。也可指被牵涉于非本意之事。
reluctant： 指做不赞同的，不很乐意的或害怕的事，有时也指坚决反对某事。
reluctant 双语例句
- 1. We were reluctant to start the long trudge home.
- 我们很不愿意踏上如此漫长艰辛的回家之路。
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- 2. Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action.
- 科学机构一直不愿作出更正。
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- 3. I am reluctant to trust anyone totally, Your Excellency.
- 我不想完全相信任何人，阁下。
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- 4. He said no and seemed oddly reluctant to talk about it.
- 他说没有，而且奇怪的是似乎不愿谈及此事。
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- 5. Japan has been reluctant to offer much aid to Russia.
- 日本一直不愿意向俄罗斯提供太多的援助。
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reluctant 实用场景例句
- reluctant agreement
- 勉强同意
牛津词典
- She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.
- 她不愿承认自己有错。
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- He finally gave a reluctant smile.
- 他最后露出了一丝无可奈何的微笑。
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- a reluctant hero (= a person who does not want to be called a hero)
- 不情愿做英雄的英雄
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- There is still some reluctance on the part of employers to become involved in this project.
- 雇主们仍然不太愿意参加这项工程。
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- They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance.
- 他们最终有点勉强地同意了我们的条件。
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- We reluctantly agreed to go with her.
- 我们勉强答应跟她一起去。
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- Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help...
- 斯佩罗先生不愿意寻求帮助。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The police are very reluctant to get involved in this sort of thing.
- 警方很不愿意卷入这类事情。
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- The workers are reluctant to be ordered around by the employers.
- 工人们不愿被雇主们差来遣去地随便使唤.
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- Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.
- 两个月的婴儿并不显得不肯下水.
《用法词典》
- I am reluctant about asking him to do this.
- 我极不愿意让他去干此事.
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- Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods.
- 商店一般都不愿收回顾客不称心的货物.
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- The police are reluctant to step in.
- 警察不愿插手干预.
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- He was very reluctant to go away.
- 他很不愿意离去.
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- Children are sometimes understandably reluctant to wear glasses that are ugly or uncomfortable.
- 孩子们有时不愿意戴难看或不舒服的眼镜,这是可以理解的.
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- This is a soil reluctant to the plough.
- 这土地很难耕作.
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- She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.
- 她不愿承认自己有错。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- It advises salesmen to talk round reluctant customers over a cup of tea.
- 它建议销售人员和犹豫不决、不愿购买的顾客一边喝茶，一边说服他们。
柯林斯例句
- Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high.
- 民主党人不愿与一位有史以来民众支持率最高的总统较量。
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- She's reluctant to take all the credit.
- 她不愿接受所有荣誉。
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- Courts have been reluctant to reopen old wounds by trying crimes that are decades old.
- 法院不愿重揭旧伤疤，去审理几十年前的罪案。
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- Don't worry if your baby seems a little reluctant to crawl or walk.
- 如果你的宝宝不爱爬也不爱走，不要担心。
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- Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action.
- 科学机构一直不愿作出更正。
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- The officers were still reluctant to unleash their troops in pursuit of a defeated enemy.
- 军官们仍不愿发兵乘胜追击溃败的敌人。
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- Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words.
- 特里西一直不说话，因为她不愿意吐露内心的想法。
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- They have been reluctant to admit AIDS patients, in part because of unfounded fears of contagion.
- 他们一直不愿接纳艾滋病患者，部分原因是无来由地害怕被接触传染。
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- It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.
- 由于各家公司都不愿意公布所受的损失，所以很难得出一个精确的数字。
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- He said no and seemed oddly reluctant to talk about it.
- 他说没有，而且奇怪的是似乎不愿谈及此事。
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