Obstinate

obstinate







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a. (形容詞 adjective)



          1.    頑固的,固執的

                      She was as obstinate as a mule.

                      她固執得像頭驢子。

          2.    頑強的,不屈服的

          3.    (疾病等)難治的;難以控制的

                      These weeds are really very obstinate.

                      這些草實在難以除盡。





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–adjective 

1. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. (懇求) 

2. characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out: obstinate [advocacy] of high tariffs. (關稅)

3. not easily controlled or overcome: the obstinate growth of weeds. 

4. not yielding readily to treatment, as a disease.  



—Synonyms 

1. mulish, obdurate, unyielding, unbending, intractable, perverse, inflexible, refractory, pertinacious. [pur-tn-ey-shuhs]

—Antonyms 

1. submissive, tractable.





　

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