形容詞 recalcitrant:

1. stubbornly resistant to authority or control
   同義詞：fractious, refractory
2. marked by stubborn resistance to authority

1. A recalcitrant person.
   執(zhí)拗的人，桀驁不馴的人
2. Given to recalcitrant behavior; willful or perverse.
   頑固的，任性的好與人作對的; 執(zhí)拗的或故意作對的
3. Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
   難馴服的不屈服于權(quán)力或權(quán)威的; 暴烈的
4. Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant.
   執(zhí)拗的頑固和不受影響的; 執(zhí)拗的

re.cal.ci.trant

adj.（形容詞）
Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance.See Synonyms at unruly
頑抗的：以對權(quán)威或指導(dǎo)倔強地反抗和蔑視為標(biāo)志的參見 unruly
n.（名詞）
A recalcitrant person.
執(zhí)拗的人，桀驁不馴的人

來源：
Late Latin recalcitr3ns recalcitrant- [present participle of] recalcitr3re [to be disobedient]
后期拉丁語 recalcitr3ns recalcitrant- [] recalcitr3re的現(xiàn)在分詞 [不服從的]
from Latin [to deny access]
源自 拉丁語 [拒絕接近]
re- [re-]
re- [前綴，表示.重，再.]
calcitr3re [to kick] from calx calc- [heel]
calcitr3re [踢] 源自 calx calc- [腳跟]

【引伸】
recal.citrance 或
recal.citrancy
n.（名詞）