recusant

英 ['rekjʊzənt] 美 [rə'kjuːzənt]

• adj. 不服从规章的
• n. 拒绝服从的人；拒不参加英国国教的天主教徒

英英释义

Noun:

1. someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

Adjective:

1. (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England

2. refusing to submit to authority;

   "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"
   

经典引文

• This remote county was full of Popish recusants.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

近反义词

【近义词】

• resistant 抵抗的
• defiant 挑衅的
• negative 否定的
• Nonconformist 不墨守成规的...
• dissentient 反对的