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

con•tu•ma•cy n., pl. -cies.

stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness;
willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority.

Latin contumācia, equivalent. to contumāc-, stem of contumāx unyielding, stubborn (con- con- + -tum- of uncertain sense, though connected by classical authors with both contemnere to regard with contempt and tumēre to swell) + -āx adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ia -ia
Middle English contumacie 1150–1200

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contumacy /ˈkɒntjʊməsɪ/ n ( pl -cies)

obstinate and wilful rebelliousness or resistance to authority; insubordination; disobedience
the wilful refusal of a person to appear before a court or to comply with a court order

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin contumācia, from contumāx obstinate; related to tumēre to swell, be proud

单词	contumacy
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 con•tu•ma•cy (kon′tŏŏ mə sē, -tyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness; willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority. Latin contumācia, equivalent. to contumāc-, stem of contumāx unyielding, stubborn (con- con- + -tum- of uncertain sense, though connected by classical authors with both contemnere to regard with contempt and tumēre to swell) + -āx adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ia -ia Middle English contumacie 1150–1200 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: contumacy /ˈkɒntjʊməsɪ/ n ( pl -cies) obstinate and wilful rebelliousness or resistance to authority; insubordination; disobedience the wilful refusal of a person to appear before a court or to comply with a court order Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin contumācia, from contumāx obstinate; related to tumēre to swell, be proud
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