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- Their obstreperousness is all the more remarkable given that they are all from swing states, or, in the case of Mr Christie, a resolutely Democratic one.
这四位都来自战场州,或者,像克里斯蒂那样在民主党把持的州主事,考虑到这些,他们的活跃更显得引人注目。
obstreperousness[ noun ]
noisy defiance
<noun.attribute>
Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from
obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to
make a noise.]
1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise;
clamorous; noisy; vociferous. ``The obstreperous city.''
--Wordsworth. ``Obstreperous approbation.'' --Addison.
Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B.
Jonson.
2. Resistant to control; unruly.
[PJC] -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n.