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单词 reluctant
释义 re·luc·tant
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin reluctant-, reluctans, present participle of reluctari to struggle against, oppose, resist, be reluctant, from re- + luctari to struggle, wrestle — more at lock
1. : offering opposition : resisting
2. : hesitant from or as if from dislike, doubt, fear, or scruple : averse, unwilling
 < reluctant to charge a dead man with an offense from which he could not clear himself — Edith Wharton >
 < persuaded him into reluctant consent >
 < trying to scratch a living from reluctant soil >
Synonyms: see disinclined
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