不肯

• 拼音: bù kěn
• 汉字拆解: 不 = not; 肯 = 止 (stop) variant + 月 (flesh), originally referring to meat on the bone, evolving to mean willing or consent

含义

To refuse; to be unwilling to; won't (do something). Expressing refusal or unwillingness.

Indicates deliberate unwillingness rather than inability. Emphasizes that the subject could do something but chooses not to. Often implies stubbornness or firm refusal. More emphatic than 不愿意.

例句

1. 他不肯承认自己的错误，态度非常固执。
2. 孩子不肯吃蔬菜，怎么劝都没用。
3. 她不肯透露消息来源，坚持保护线人的身份。

用法指南

语境: refusal, stubbornness, resistance

语气: firm

正确说法

• 他不肯帮忙。(He refuses to help.)
• 无论怎么说，她就是不肯答应。(No matter what you say, she simply won't agree.)

错误说法

• 我不肯游泳因为我不会。(If you can't swim, use 不能 or 不会 — 不肯 implies you could but choose not to)

起源与历史

不 (not) + 肯 (willing to, consent). 肯 originally related to flesh near the bone, extending to mean willing or agree.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal