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BNC: 5608 COCA: 6979

— reluctance

/rɪˈlʌktəns/ noun
[singular]
[noncount]
BNC: 5608 COCA: 6979

reluctance

noun

re·​luc·​tance ri-ˈlək-tən(t)s How to pronounce reluctance (audio)
1
: the quality or state of being reluctant
2
: the opposition offered in a magnetic circuit to magnetic flux
specifically : the ratio of the magnetic potential difference to the corresponding flux

Example Sentences

the mice showed an odd reluctance to eat the cheese we had put out for them
Recent Examples on the Web Weak demand in China has been a key reason, as well as many companies’ reluctance to charge more for their goods and services. Weilun Soon, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 And within Britain, at the heart of some people’s reluctance toward the new king is not so much a distaste for hereditary privilege or the shadow of colonialism but the ghost of Diana. Amanda Ferguson, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 But the Queen also personified her country’s reluctance to come to terms with that change. Cassie Werber, Quartz, 8 Sep. 2022 Although the pandemic restrictions have been lifted, the coronavirus is continuing to hamper return-to-office plans as fears of getting sick fuel worker reluctance. Taylor Telford, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Dolasinski believes that despite the ongoing nature of COVID-19 and some reluctance to travel, there remains a market to capture. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration’s reluctance to acknowledge the necessary role of fossil fuels in an energy transition certainly angered many CEOs. Claire Zillman, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 Bearden and Birdwell had met at Woody's Tavern to discuss the latter's reluctance to sign divorce papers. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022 But police, prosecutors and counselors say the true number is likely far larger, in part because of reluctance to report such attacks. Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reluctance was in 1629
BNC: 5608 COCA: 6979
reluctance

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELUCTANCE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEconsiderable, deep, extreme, great, marked相當勉強;非常勉強;極為勉強;顯見的勉強a certain有些勉強I noticed a certain reluctance among the teachers.我注意到老師們有些勉為其難。clear, evident, obvious明顯不情願;顯然不情願apparent貌似不願意initial最初的不情願growing, increasing越來越不情願continued, continuing一直不情願general普遍不情願natural, understandable合乎常情的不願意;可理解的不情願VERB + RELUCTANCEhave不情願display, express, indicate, reflect, show顯出不情願;表示出不情願;表明不情願His designs indicate a reluctance to conform to fashion.他的設計表明他不願迎合潮流。She showed considerable reluctance to leave.她顯得相當不願意離開。pretend假裝不情願overcome克服不情願notice, sense注意到不情願;覺察到不情願understand理解不情願I can quite understand your reluctance to talk about what happened to you.我完全明白你不願意談論發生在你身上的事情。explain說明不情願的原因These political tensions explain the reluctance of financiers to invest in the region.政局的緊張使金融家不願意在該地區投資。PREPOSITIONwith reluctance不情願地With great reluctance, we have come to the decision to close the hospital.我們相當不情願地作出了關閉醫院的決定。reluctance by, reluctance on the part of⋯方面的不情願reluctance by insurers to keep paying out heavy claims保險公司對總是支付巨額索賠的不情願

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