refractory

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/    美 /ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
  2. A plant or factory that produces such material.
形容词 adj.
  1. Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
    — […] in most instances attempts to coerce the refractory and disobedient have been the signals of bloody wars, […]
  2. Not affected by great heat.
    — Pure lime is extremely refractory, but readily fusible if any silex is brought in contact with it; […]
  3. Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.
    — Many of the vague and refractory cases of neck and shoulder pain and of migraine may be due to cervical disc disease.
  4. Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
    — The production of a generator potential leaves a refractory state in the receptor membrane […]

词形变化

more refractory comparative most refractory superlative refractories plural

词汇关系

衍生词
biorefractory chemorefractory electrorefractory nonrefractory photorefractory psychological refractory period refractorily refractoriness refractory anaemia with excess blasts refractory metal refractory period refractory rhyme unrefractory
相关词
refractive refraction

词源

词源 1
From Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refrāctus, past participle of refringere (“to break up”). Originally refractary, refractarie, but reanalysed after other adjectives in -ory.
词源 2
From Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refrāctus, past participle of refringere (“to break up”). Originally refractary, refractarie, but reanalysed after other adjectives in -ory.
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