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Reluctant

释义 Definition

reluctant(形容词):不情愿的;勉强的;有些抗拒的。常用于表示“虽然做了,但内心不愿意或不积极”。(也可指对某事“迟迟不愿发生/不易发生”,如 reluctant smile “勉强的微笑”。)

发音 Pronunciation

/ rɪˈlʌktənt /

例句 Examples

I was reluctant to talk about it.
我不太愿意谈这件事。

Reluctant though he was, he agreed to help after hearing her explanation.
尽管他并不情愿,但听完她的解释后还是同意帮忙。

词源 Etymology

reluctant 来自拉丁语 reluctari,由 re-(向后、反对)+ luctari(搏斗、挣扎)构成,字面含义是“向后挣扎、抵抗”。因此它表达的核心感觉是:心里在抗拒、在拉扯,所以“不情愿”。

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文学作品 Literary Works

  • Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen
  • Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
  • Great Expectations — Charles Dickens
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone — J. K. Rowling
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