reluctant

英 [rɪ'lʌkt(ə)nt] 美 [rɪ'lʌktənt]

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reluctant 勉强的，不情愿的

来自拉丁语 reluctari,扭打，抵抗，来自 re-,相对，对着干，luctari,缠绕，扭打，词源同 leg,ineluctable.引申词义勉强的，不情愿的。

reluctant: reluctant: [17] To be reluctant about doing something is etymologically to ‘struggle against’ it. The word comes from the present participle of Latin reluctārī, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘against’ and luctārī ‘struggle’. Among the first English writers to employ it was John Milton, who used it in the literal Latin sense, describing the writhing Satan: ‘a monstrous serpent on his belly prone, reluctant, but in vain’, Paradise Lost 1667. ‘Unwilling, averse’, a metaphorical extension which saw the light of day in Latin, made its debut in English at the start of the 18th century.
reluctant (adj.): "unwilling," 1660s, from Latin reluctantem (nominative reluctans), present participle of reluctari (see reluctance). Related: Reluctantly. The Latin word is also the source of Spanish reluchante, Italian riluttante.

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2. Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action.: 科学机构一直不愿作出更正。

4. He said no and seemed oddly reluctant to talk about it.: 他说没有，而且奇怪的是似乎不愿谈及此事。

5. Japan has been reluctant to offer much aid to Russia.: 日本一直不愿意向俄罗斯提供太多的援助。