obstinacy

英

美

n.  顽固，固执；顽强; （病痛等的）难治，难解除; 顽固的事例；固执行为

GRE

BNC.21402 / COCA.28241

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 固执的；执拗的；倔强的
  If you describe someone asobstinate, you are being critical of them because they are very determined to do what they want, and refuse to change their mind or be persuaded to do something else.
  1. He is obstinate and determined and will not give up...
     他非常顽固，而且又铁了心，是不会放弃的。
  2. She was a wicked and obstinate child.
     她是个淘气又执拗的孩子。
• ADJ-GRADED 难以移动的；难以改变的；难以消除的
  You can describe things asobstinatewhen they are difficult to move, change, or destroy.
  1. ...rusted farm equipment strewn among the obstinate weeds.
     扔在恣意蔓生的杂草丛中的锈迹斑斑的农具

英英释义

noun

• resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  Synonym:stubbornnessbullheadednessobstinancepigheadednessself-will
• the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
  Synonym:stubbornnessobstinancemulishness

双语例句

• The most curious were baffled by her silence and the most tenacious by her obstinacy.
  最好奇的人在她那种沉默面前，最顽强的人在她那种固执面前也都毫无办法。
• I put down my dignity, personality and obstinacy for the sake of you who I am unable to put down.
  我放下了尊严，放下了个性，放下了固执，都只是因为放不下你。
• In response, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said yesterday: China is strongly disappointed and sternly opposes the Japanese leader's obstinacy regarding his wrong position.
  对此，外交部发言人秦刚昨天表示：中方对日本领导人在钓鱼岛问题上顽固坚持错误立场表示强烈不满和坚决反对。
• My friend could not understand his parents '"obstinacy" at first. To compromise, the designer suggested that the bed be modified into an antique.
  好友起先还不了解父母的顽固，设计师还提出了把床铺当古董改装的折衷方法。
• I resisted the proposal with obstinacy.
  我顽强地反对他的提议。
• It is happening in this fashion because of the obstinacy of one woman.
  事情会如此发展是因为一个女人的固执己见。
• He had told Tu chu-chai that Wu sun-fu's obstinacy and over-confidence would be his downfall.
  他说荪甫那样的刚愎自信是祸根。
• Many would say that Mr Bush also had perseverance, carried to the point of dull-witted obstinacy, but nobody ever accused him of pragmatism.
  许多人会说，布什也曾经锲而不舍，甚至达到了愚蠢固执的程度，但从没有人认为他是个实用主义者。
• He was vain of that unwavering obstinacy which no influence of love or pity had ever been known to bend from its remorseless purpose.
  他固执得毫不动摇，从未听说过爱情和同情的影响使他背离残忍的目标，而且他以这种固执自负。
• Unless pride and obstinacy come into play, common sense tells you when to give up a struggle.
  除非骄傲和固执起作用，常识会告诉你什么时候放弃斗争。