contumacious
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How to pronounce contumacious in British English:
英 [ˌkɒntjuˈmeɪʃəs]
How to pronounce contumacious in American English:
美 [ˌkɑntuˈmeɪʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
单词词源
- contumacious (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin contumaci-, stem of contumax "haughty, insolent, obstinate" (see contumely) + -ous.
双语例句
- 1. If the appellee disregards this statute , he shall be proceeded against as contumacious , as regards both the costs and the case , in so far as this is allowed by the law .