recalcitrant

頑抗的、不服管束的、桀驁不馴的正式

The new teacher struggled to control a few recalcitrant students.

新老師難以管住幾個不服管束的學生。

難處理的、棘手的正式

Engineers finally replaced the recalcitrant valve in the cooling system.

工程師最後換掉了冷卻系統裡那個難處理的閥門。

頑抗者、不服從者正式

A handful of recalcitrants refused to sign the new agreement.

少數頑抗者拒絕簽署新的協議。