recalcitrant
adjective /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
(formal)- unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control
不守规章的；不服从指挥的；桀骜不驯的；难以控制的 - a recalcitrant child
无法管教的孩子 - He was like a teacher encouraging a recalcitrant pupil.
他就像一个老师在鼓励一个倔强的学生。 - One option is to threaten recalcitrant ministers with the sack.
一种选择是用解雇来威胁顽固的部长们。
词源mid 19th cent.: from Latin recalcitrant- ‘kicking out with the heels’, from the verb recalcitrare, based on calx, calc- ‘heel’. - a recalcitrant child