“renitent”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

renitent

释义

renitent, a. Now rare.|rɪˈnaɪtənt, ˈrɛnɪtənt|
[a. F. rénitent (16th c., Paré), or ad. L. renītent-em, pres. pple. of renītī: see renite v.]
1. That offers physical resistance; resisting pressure, hard.
1701Ray Creation ii. (ed. 3) 245 An inflation of the Muscles whereby they become both soft, and yet renitent like so many Pillows.1755B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sc. 305 The electrical Matter..can go no further, by Reason of the renitent Quality of the silken Strings.1889J. M. Duncan Clin. Lect. Dis. Wom. xxvii. (ed. 4) 213 The right ovary was swollen, renitent, as big as a walnut.
2. Recalcitrant.
1847Prandi tr. Cantù's Reform. Europe I. 257 [He] constrained the people to go to mass, and punished the renitent with imprisonment and confiscation.1882Edin. Rev. July 8 The gaps left by renitent warriors were rapidly filled by intending plunderers.

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