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

• 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。
• 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。
• I resisted the proposal with obstinacy.
  我顽强地反对他的提议。
• Now he had become his destroyer a second time, since, but for his obstinacy Robertson might have effected his escape.
  现在他又第二次毁了他，要不是他刚愎自用，罗伯逊也许已经逃脱。
• Because of your obstinacy.
  因为你的固执。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cindy's anger usually made him stand firm to the point of obstinacy.
  辛迪一发怒，常常使他坚持自见，并达到执拗的地步。
• 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。