willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
例句
The literature of shanghai group as a special integer was studied and finalized the design and became an expert thesis of Chinese contumacy literature, which is a matter no more than two decade. 海派文学作为一个具有特殊性的整体被加以研究，定型成为中国现代文学史上的一个专门论题不过是近十几年的事情。
he is very contumacy like a donkey. 他像驴子一样倔强。
Confidence and vanity, extreme and contumacy, brave speech and action, grit both made him always as a young man, which made him a lead of new culture campaign and CPC; 分析和探讨陈独秀的个性与人品是深刻了解和认识他的一把钥匙。自信自负、偏激倔强、敢说敢为、义无反顾的个性既决定了他是一个永远的新青年，这使他成为新文化运动的旗手和中国共产党的创始人；
