| 单词 | obstinate |
| 释义 | obstinate —obstinately, adv. —obstinateness, n. /ob"steuh nit/, adj. 1. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. 2. characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out: obstinate advocacy of high tariffs. 3. not easily controlled or overcome: the obstinate growth of weeds. 4. not yielding readily to treatment, as a disease. [1350-1400; ME < L obstinatus (ptp. of obstinare to set one's mind on, be determined), equiv. to ob- OB- + -stin-, comb. form of stan- (deriv. of stare to STAND) + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. mulish, obdurate, unyielding, unbending, intractable, perverse, inflexible, refractory, pertinacious. See stubborn. Ant. 1. submissive, tractable. |
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