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reluctant 【RELUCTANT】He was very reluctant to give his money away.他很不情愿把钱送掉。【重点词汇】reluctant adj. 勉强的, 不情愿的

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[rɪ'lʌktənt] 
reluctantnot eager
If the adjective reluctant applies to you, it means that you are undergoing some inner struggle and are unwilling or unable to decide.
The word reluctant comes from the Latin reluctantem, which means "to struggle against." These days reluctant means “unwilling.” If you’re reluctant to dance to a terrible song, you’re unwilling to shake your booty, and you might even have to struggle against your friends who try to get you on the dance floor. You might offer them a reluctant smile instead (and hope it doesn’t look like a grimace).
All forms of 'reluctant' will appear on average once every 226 pages.reluctancereluctantreluctantly
CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: RELUCTANT-RETICENT
			Consider this sentence:

They may also be reticent about sharing bad news with you.

Are  they reticent? Or are they reluctant? It's a subtle difference to be sure. But  is it worth preserving?
  Reluctant means resisting,  unwilling. There's a strong negative connotation attached to it, as these  examples demonstrate:

The US healthcare industry has been extremely reluctant to embrace  outsourcing firms.
        
          The subject lends itself to hyperbole both because of its urgency  and the imperative to draw reluctant readers.
        
          US websites are reluctant to remove extremist religious material  because of the First Amendment to the constitution protecting free speech.

By  comparison, reticent means quiet,  restrained, unwilling to communicate. Despite the unwillingness component,  reticent imparts less of a negative feeling:

They were reticent about their main concerns, and few wanted  to talk about how they voted.
        
          The mustache and beard deny us the opportunity to get too close  to the man, whose reticent gaze appears fixed to the floor.
        
          Korchagin, usually calm and reticent, spoke with a passion that  surprised Tsvetayev

Garner's Modern American Usage reports that reticent for reluctant is at stage 4 of language change: a nearly universal form  that only "linguistic stalwarts," those "die-hard snoots," object to. Those  snoots (syntax nudniks [pests] of our time) are people who love language, are  at ease with its nuances, and tend toward tradition, rejecting neologisms  without good cause.
      
      It's  up to you, then. If you're in favor of preserving the nuance between reluctant and reticent, then be proud to be a snoot!

Front	reluctant
Pron	[rɪ'lʌktənt]
Back	【RELUCTANT】 He was very reluctant to give his money away. 他很不情愿把钱送掉。【重点词汇】 reluctant adj. 勉强的, 不情愿的
Vocab	reluctantnot eager If the adjective reluctant applies to you, it means that you are undergoing some inner struggle and are unwilling or unable to decide. The word reluctant comes from the Latin reluctantem, which means "to struggle against." These days reluctant means “unwilling.” If you’re reluctant to dance to a terrible song, you’re unwilling to shake your booty, and you might even have to struggle against your friends who try to get you on the dance floor. You might offer them a reluctant smile instead (and hope it doesn’t look like a grimace). All forms of 'reluctant' will appear on average once every 226 pages. reluctance reluctant reluctantly CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: RELUCTANT-RETICENT Consider this sentence: They may also be reticent about sharing bad news with you. Are they reticent? Or are they reluctant? It's a subtle difference to be sure. But is it worth preserving? Reluctant means resisting, unwilling. There's a strong negative connotation attached to it, as these examples demonstrate: The US healthcare industry has been extremely reluctant to embrace outsourcing firms. The subject lends itself to hyperbole both because of its urgency and the imperative to draw reluctant readers. US websites are reluctant to remove extremist religious material because of the First Amendment to the constitution protecting free speech. By comparison, reticent means quiet, restrained, unwilling to communicate. Despite the unwillingness component, reticent imparts less of a negative feeling: They were reticent about their main concerns, and few wanted to talk about how they voted. The mustache and beard deny us the opportunity to get too close to the man, whose reticent gaze appears fixed to the floor. Korchagin, usually calm and reticent, spoke with a passion that surprised Tsvetayev Garner's Modern American Usage reports that reticent for reluctant is at stage 4 of language change: a nearly universal form that only "linguistic stalwarts," those "die-hard snoots," object to. Those snoots (syntax nudniks [pests] of our time) are people who love language, are at ease with its nuances, and tend toward tradition, rejecting neologisms without good cause. It's up to you, then. If you're in favor of preserving the nuance between reluctant and reticent, then be proud to be a snoot!

Reluctant Reticent Means Struggle Unwilling You’re Dance Floor