contumacious

adj.

1. 藐视权威的；违抗的；不服从的
   lacking respect for authority

1. For contumacious desire destroys its owner and makes him the sport of his enemies.
   邪恶的情欲，要灭绝怀有情欲的人，使他成为仇人的话柄，使他的命运与不虔敬者相同。
2. On his refusal to appear in person or by his attorney, he was pronounced contumacious.
   由于他拒绝亲自出庭或派他的律师出庭，被宣布为抗传。

adj

1. wilfully obstinate
   1. a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment