late 16th cent.: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restareremain. The original sense, inclined to remain still, inert, has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense fidgety, restless
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noun
1.being in a tense state
2.impatient especially under restriction or delay;
the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive
China does not allow foreign journalists unrestricted access to Tibet or restive areas surrounding it , making it extremely difficult to verify reports from the region .由于中國政府不允許外國記者自由出入西藏和周邊動蕩地區,這也讓從藏區傳出的報道極難得到證實。
+restive disposition
1 . 倔強的個性
yet I am of opinion , this defect arises chiefly from a perverse , restive disposition .但是我個人認為,這個缺憾最主要是來自他們剛愎,倔強的個性。
+restive northern
1 . 伊拉克北部
three people in a separate car bombing in restive northern city of Mosul ;, 另有三人在伊拉克北部城市摩蘇爾的汽車炸彈襲擊中喪生;
+restive regions
1 . 動亂地區
the prime minister's second achievement has been to tackle Spain's restive regions .他的第二個成就是成功解決了西班牙的動亂地區問題。
2 . 不穩定地區
erstwhile friend China , struggling to keep a grip on its restive regions , has expressed " concern " .俄羅斯從前的友邦中國由于正努力控制自身的不穩定地區,僅僅表達了“關注”。