reluctance的意思|reluctance的解释-里氏词典

reluctance [rɪ'lʌktəns]

n. 不情愿, 勉强

[电] 磁阻

reluctance

[ noun ]

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

<noun.phenomenon>

a certain degree of unwillingness

<noun.attribute>

a reluctance to commit himself

his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition

after some hesitation he agreed

Reluctance \Re*luc"tance\ (r?-l?k"tans), Reluctancy
\Re*luc"tan*cy\ (-tan-s?), n. [See {Reluctant}.]
1. The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance;
aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an
infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by
against. ``Tempering the severity of his looks with a
reluctance to the action.'' --Dryden.

Syn: Syn. See {Dislike}.

He had some reluctance to obey the summons. --Sir
W. Scott.

Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy
Her helpless innocence I doom to die. --Dryden.

2. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of
magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Hugh Johnson, a senior vice president at First Albany Corp., said the overriding sentiment among investors is reluctance.
Mr. Armstrong, whose airline has let him take time off to press his crusade, has met the same sort of reluctance all over this fertile, scenic valley.
To rivals, IBM's reluctance to detail its new technology, coupled with its eagerness to warn that others will have a hard time legally matching it, is an effort to stir doubts about clones and thereby prod customers into buying Big Blue.
But there also is a general reluctance to drop the belief, so expertly nurtured by the terrorists, that the abductors are merely desperate victims of unspeakable injustices acting spontaneously and autonomously to attract attention to their plight.
Foreigners have shown a reluctance to invest in what was East Germany, where problems of land ownership and bloated work forces have compounded ordinary risks.
Despite all their complaining about Japanese reluctance to buy American, none of the Big Three companies outfits U.S. models with steering wheels on the right, the way the Japanese customers want them.
With commercial banks showing increasing reluctance to make new loans to debtor nations, Western governments believe foreign investment is the key to stimulating growth there.
"At the moment, there is almost nothing we can do." The reluctance of West German companies to make any firm investment commitment in East Germany could brake the arrival of the economic boom that many economists and politicians have predicted.
Citing Digital's reluctance to breach its no-layoff tradition, he says, "you have to empathize with Ken Olsen.
Some precious-metals mutual-fund managers play down the individual investors' apparent reluctance to move into gold.
The Skylab astronauts showed no reluctance to join a similar mission again.
Credit Lyonnais's apparent reluctance to cooperate with the government on such a politically charged issue has exacerbated fears that the bank is more heavily exposed to losses than it previously realized.
But not much has been said about the opposition's reluctance to acknowledge Chile's economic gains under Gen.
Managers tend to give workers extra ground out of compassion and a reluctance to get involved in a hostile confrontation, a spokesman explains.
And the reluctance or inability of the federal government to cope with social problems has contributed to an era of state government activism.
Stefan Abrams, chief investment strategist at Kidder Peabody, says market disappointment over the Federal Reserve's reluctance to ease interest rates further is now pretty much reflected in stock prices.
Thus, at the March 27 meeting, the Open Market Committee, despite the Fed's general reluctance toward intervention, raised to $25 billion the total value of foreign currencies it can hold at any one time.
He assumed the job with reluctance, but appears to be the right man for it.
In reality, the buying power of the dollar changes every day, every week, every month, every year _ and almost always downward. But perceptions are slower to change; perhaps there is even a slight reluctance to change.
The UK government's reluctance to extend its own top-up reinsurance facility for the privatised part of ECGD suggests it has little appreciation of the reinsurance issue.
They said it reflected a reluctance by a broad range of investors to commit significant money to the market.
One year ago: Shipyard workers at Gdansk, Poland, ended an eleven-day strike, acting with some reluctance on the advice of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa.
The story, initially reported by the Washington Post, said Japan's reluctance to again boost interest rates was one of several key factors stopping the G-7 from taking more aggressive steps to halt the yen's slide.
Most women suggest that the current reluctance to run for federal office will prove temporary.
The grumbling has increased in recent months following Tokyo's reluctance to support U.S. and European initiatives to write off billions of dollars in loans to Poland and Egypt.
"There is a desire to see the issue in a political sense but a reluctance to deal with it as a moral issue," said Terry Schlossberg, executive director of Presbyterians Pro-Life.
During a recent question-and-answer session with George Washington University law students, Justice Scalia proved a popular guest despite his reluctance to give substantive replies to several queries.
Economists don't expect any such changes in this year's address, given Mr. Lawson's apparent reluctance to adjust policy currently.
A tax collection period has started, creating shortages among the commercial banks. The problem is compounded by the reluctance of dealers to sell bills because they believe there could be another imminent cut in UK base rates.
The Fed's reluctance to ease credit now could be laying the groundwork for a new recession, perhaps starting early next year.

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