ob.sti.nate
adj.(形容词)
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, an opinion, or a course of action; obdurate.
固执的,顽固的:固执地坚持某种态度、观点或一系列的行为;执迷不悟的
Difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory.
难于控制的:难于管理、控制或压制的;顽皮的;倔强的
Difficult to alleviate or cure:
难医治的:难于减轻或治愈的:
例句:
an obstinate headache.
难以治愈的头痛
来源:
Middle English obstinat
中古英语 obstinat
from Latin obstin3tus [past participle of] obstin3re [to persist] * see st3-
源自 拉丁语 obstin3tus [] obstin3re的过去分词 [坚持] *参见 st3-
【引伸】
ob.stinately
adv.(副词)
ob.stinateness
n.(名词)
<参考词汇><同义词>obstinate,stubborn,headstrong,stiff-necked,bullheaded,pigheaded,mulish,dogged,pertinaciousThese adjectives are compared as they mean tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
对这些形容词进行比较,它们都表示固执地不情愿屈服的意义或具有此种特征。
Obstinate implies unreasonable rigidity,as in the face of argument, persuasion, entreaty, or attack:
Obstinate 暗含不合理的僵化,例如在面对争辩、劝说、恳求或袭击时:
例句:
.Mr. Quincy labored hard with the governor to obtain his assent, but he was obstinate. (Benjamin Franklin).
.昆西先生费了许多口舌以征得州长的同意,但州长固执己见. (本杰明·富兰克林)。
Stubborn pertains to innate, often perverse resoluteness or unyieldingness:
Stubborn 属于内心的,常为刚愎的决心或不屈服:
例句:
.She was very stubborn when her mind was made up. (Samuel Butler).One who isheadstrong is stubbornly, often recklessly willful:
.她一旦拿定主意,就非常固执. (塞缪尔·巴特勒)。一个headstrong 的人是固执的,常是缺乏考虑的意志坚定:
例句:
The headstrong young couple entered into a marriage doomed to failure.
这对固执的年轻人,结成了一桩注定要失败的婚姻。
Stiff-necked implies stubbornness combined with arrogance or aloofness:
Stiff-necked 暗示固执中含有高傲或疏远:
例句:
The stiff-necked old Brahmin returned to Boston.
那个固执的老布莱明回到了波士顿。
Bullheaded suggests foolish or irrational obstinacy,andpigheaded, stupid obstinacy:
Bullheaded 暗含愚蠢的或非理性的固执,和pigheaded 指愚蠢的固执:
例句:
Don`t be bullheaded; see a doctor.
不要固执,去看病吧。
例句:
.It`s a pity pious folks are so apt to be pigheaded. (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
.真遗憾,虔诚的人大多是固执的. (哈里特·比彻·斯特威)。
Mulish implies the obstinacy and intractability associated with a mule:
Mulish 暗含象骡子一样的固执和难以驾御:
例句:
.Obstinate is no word for it, for she is mulish. (Ouida).
.固执到无法形容,她太执拗了. (维达)。
Dogged emphasizes stubborn perseverance:
Dogged 暗指固执的坚持:
例句:
dogged persistence;
固执的坚持;
例句:
.two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. (W.E.B. Du Bois).
.两种相对立的理想在这黑人心里,单是他这种固执的力量就足以使它免于被分开. (W.E.B.杜·波依斯)。
Pertinacious stresses a tenacity of purpose, opinion, or course of action that is sometimes viewed as vexatious:
Pertinacious 强调对于有时被看作令人讨厌的目的,观点或行为过程的坚持:
例句:
She is the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics of the policy.
在所有的政策批评家中,她是陈词最多而且最为固执的。