英语词汇“contumacy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

contumacy

/ˈkɒntjʊməsi

noun [mass noun] archaic or Law

Stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons.As is pointed out in the cases cited, there is no statutory definition of contumacy....

Sometimes, indeed, he is outrageous, as when he suggests that the mere act of believing or accepting the Christian message is a manifestation of human pride, self-will, contumacy, and sin.
These insults… his contumacy… this behavior was the last straw!

Origin

Middle English: from Latin contumacia 'inflexibility', from contumax (see contumacious).

单词	contumacy
释义	contumacy /ˈkɒntjʊməsi / noun [mass noun] archaic or Law Stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons.As is pointed out in the cases cited, there is no statutory definition of contumacy.... Sometimes, indeed, he is outrageous, as when he suggests that the mere act of believing or accepting the Christian message is a manifestation of human pride, self-will, contumacy, and sin. These insults… his contumacy… this behavior was the last straw! Origin Middle English: from Latin contumacia 'inflexibility', from contumax (see contumacious).
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