obdurate

形容词 obdurate:

1. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
   同义词：cussed, obstinate, unrepentant
2. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
   同义词：flinty, granitic, stony

1. An obdurate miser.
   冷酷无情的吝啬鬼
2. Not giving way to pressure or persuasion; obdurate.
   固执的不屈服于压力的或不听从劝告的; 固执的

ob.du.rate

adj.（形容词）

Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent:
顽固的：变不了恶行或邪恶的；顽固地不知悔意的：
例句：
.obdurate conscience of the old sinner.(Sir Walter Scott)
.这个老罪人毫无悔意.(沃尔特·斯科特爵士)

Hardened against feeling; hardhearted:
冷酷的：冷酷无情的；狠心的：
例句：
an obdurate miser.
冷酷无情的吝啬鬼

Not giving in to persuasion; intractable.See Synonyms at inflexible
执拗的：对劝说毫不让步的；执拗的，倔的参见 inflexible

来源：
Middle English obdurat
中古英语 obdurat
from Late Latin obdôr3tus [past participle of] obdôr3re [to harden]
源自 后期拉丁语 obdôr3tus [] obdôr3re的过去分词 [变硬]
from Latin [to be hard, endure]
源自 拉丁语 [变硬的，忍耐]
ob- [intensive pref.] * see ob-
ob- [前缀，表.加强.] *参见 ob-
dôrus [hard] * see deru-
dôrus [硬的] *参见 deru-

【引伸】
ob.durately
adv.（副词）
ob.durateness
n.（名词）