ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]不服从命令的;顽抗的 If you describe someone or something as recalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with. 不服从命令的;顽抗的 [formal]
The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities.
危险在于抗命不遵的地方当局将拒绝履行他们的职责。
He had a knack for coaxing even the most recalcitrant engine to life.