recusant /'rekjuznt; 'rckjuznt/ n, adj (person) refusing to submit to authority or to comply with regulations, esp (hist) a Roman Catholic who refused to attend Church of England services. 拒絕向權(quán)威屈服或遵從規(guī)則的 (人); (尤指，史) 拒絕參與英國(guó)國(guó)教禮拜式的天主教徒。 recu-sancy /-znsi; .-znsi/ n [U].