| 释义 |
ob·du·rate
I. \-rə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English obdurat, from Latin obduratus, past participle of obdurare to harden, from ob- toward, over + durare to harden — more at ob-, dure
1.
a. : hardened in feelings especially against moral or mollifying influences : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
< that obdurate old sinner >
b. : resistant to persuasion or softening influences : inflexible, unyielding
< obdurate in his determination >
< remaining obdurate to her husband's advances — Edith Wharton >
2. : hard and resistant : harsh, rugged, rough
< wringing a livelihood from that obdurate soil >
• ob·du·rate·ly adverb
• ob·du·rate·ness noun -es
II. \-ˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin obduratus, past participle of obdurare to harden
: to make obdurate; especially : to make stubbornly persistent in ill-doing
• ob·du·ra·tion \ˌäbd(y)əˈrāshən\ noun -s |