Reluctance is the feeling, or the showing, of I do not really want to. Someone with reluctance says yes slowly, or only after a push.

Reluctance是Reluctance這個字 is the feeling, or the showing, of I do not really want to指的是「其實不太想」的那種感覺，或表現出來的樣子 someone with reluctance有reluctance的人 says yes slowly, or only after a push答應得很慢，或是要人推一下才答應

You meet it in news and in slightly careful talk: there is reluctance to raise prices; she agreed with reluctance. It names the unwillingness as a thing you can point to, not just the describing word reluctant.

You meet it in news and in slightly careful talk你會在新聞和比較謹慎的談話裡看到這個字 there is reluctance to raise prices像there is reluctance to raise prices（有人不太想漲價） she agreed with reluctance或是she agreed with reluctance（她很勉強地答應了） it names the unwillingness as a thing you can point to這個字把「不情願」變成一個可以指出來的東西 not just the describing word reluctant而不只是像reluctant這個形容詞那樣去描述

Though actually, it is not always a hard no. Often the person will do the thing — they just let you feel the drag.

Though actually不過其實 it is not always a hard no它不一定是完全拒絕 often the person will do the thing常常那個人還是會去做 they just let you feel the drag只是會讓你感覺到他在拖

A long pause or a sigh does the same work without the noun. It sits a step more formal than they didn't want to, which is why schools and newspapers like it.

A long pause or a sigh一個很長的停頓，或是一聲嘆氣 does the same work without the noun不用這個名詞也能做到同樣的效果 it sits a step more formal than they didn't want to它比they didn't want to這種說法正式一點 which is why schools and newspapers like it所以學校和報紙都喜歡用它

The very old verb hiding inside it, reluct, to struggle against, is almost gone; this noun and the adjective kept the job.

The very old verb hiding inside it藏在這個字裡面那個很古老的動詞 reluct, to struggle against就是reluct，意思是「抵抗」 is almost gone現在幾乎已經不用了 this noun and the adjective kept the job這個名詞和它的形容詞把這個工作留了下來