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
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.- 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。 - She was a wicked and obstinate child.
她是个淘气又执拗的孩子。
- He is obstinate and determined and will not give up...
- 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.- ...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
- ...rusted farm equipment strewn among the obstinate weeds.
英英释义
noun
- resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
- the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
双语例句
- He denounced the obstinacy of the transport minister.
他谴责运输部长的顽固不化。 - Resulting from willfulness and obstinacy.
由于任性和固执引起的。 - I resisted the proposal with obstinacy; and now I began to arm myself with arguments.
我顽强地反对他的提议,用许多道理来维护自己。 - Until recently, coke had a reputation for obstinacy in the face of criticism.
最近,可口可乐还背上了面对批评不思悔改的恶名。 - 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。 - A cross with a bull-dog has affected for many generations the courage and obstinacy of greyhounds.
把猎犬和斗牛狗杂交可影响许多代猎犬的勇猛和顽固性。 - 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。 - It's known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and obstinacy in a bad one.
目的好之时叫做忍耐,目的不好则叫做固执。 - 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。 - He bit the file to English obstinacy and broke his teeth.
他要打破英国人的顽固而折断了牙齿。
