单词 | renitent |
释义 | renitent[ ri-nahyt-nt, ren-i-tuhnt ] / rɪˈnaɪt nt, ˈrɛn ɪ tənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR renitent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveresisting pressure; resistant. persistently opposing; recalcitrant. Origin of renitent1695–1705; <Latin renītent- (stem of renītēns), present participle of renītī to resist, equivalent to re-re- + nīt(ī) to strive, make an effort + -ent--ent OTHER WORDS FROM renitentre·ni·ten·cy, re·ni·tence, nounWords nearby renitentReni, renifleur, reniform, renin, reniportal, renitent, renk, renminbi, Rennes, rennet, Rennie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for renitentrenitent / (rɪˈnaɪtənt, ˈrɛnɪtənt) / adjective rarereluctant; recalcitrant not flexible Derived forms of renitentrenitence or renitency, nounWord Origin for renitentC18: from Latin renītī to strive afresh, from re- + nītī to endeavour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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