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

• 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。
• 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。
• I detected a certain obstinacy in his attitude.
  我发觉他的态度有几分固执。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 had called several members of his family to witness to his wife's obstinacy.
  他叫了他家的几位亲属来证明他妻子的固执。
• Indicating personality traits, such as meticulousness, avarice, and obstinacy, originating in habits, attitudes, or values associated with infantile pleasure in retention of feces.
  肛门克制型的：指具有谨小慎微、贪婪，和固执的性格特征的，源于与儿童时期克制粪便排泄产生的快感有关而形成的习惯，态度和价值观。