obstinate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ob·sti·nate /ˈɒbstənət $ ˈɑːb-/ adjective 1 STUBBORNdetermined not to change your ideas, behaviour, opinions etc, even when other people think you are being unreasonable 固执的，顽固的，倔强的 SYN stubborn He was the most obstinate man I’ve ever met. 他是我遇到过的最固执的人。 Don’t be so obstinate! 别这么固执！ an obstinate refusal to obey 固执地拒绝服从2 [only before noun] British EnglishDIFFICULT difficult to deal with or get rid of 难以对付的；难以去除的；难治的 obstinate stains 顽固的污渍 a complex and obstinate issue 复杂又难缠的问题 —obstinately adverb —obstinacy noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

obstinate• You know I'm right really. You're just being obstinate.• Ed is being obstinate again.• Old dirt is obstinate and also begins to destroy the fibres if left.• She had an obstinate chin, a cruel mouth and small arrogant eyes.• Good advice you just have to give way to these obstinate creatures.• An obstinate fellow, if ever there was one, and a very elusive one too.• Those words of my New Hampshire neighbor seem to mock my trivial but obstinate frustration.• A defendant can combat an obstinate refusal even to consider compromise by a shrewd payment into court, or a Calderbank offer.• The obstinate refusal of many males to support gun control is not chiefly a product of conditioning by the weapons industry.• an obstinate refusal to face facts• How do you deal with an obstinate teenager who always says she isn't hungry?obstinate refusal• A defendant can combat an obstinate refusal even to consider compromise by a shrewd payment into court, or a Calderbank offer.• The obstinate refusal of many males to support gun control is not chiefly a product of conditioning by the weapons industry.• Ballater sensed obstinate refusal rather than a willingness to bargain.Origin obstinate (1300-1400) Latin past participle of obstinare “to be determined”

ob·sti·nate adjectiveChineseSyllable

to opinions your ideas, behaviour, Corpus determined change not etc,

obstinate
ob‧sti‧nate /ˈɒbstənət, ˈɒbstɪnət $ ˈɑːb-/

adjective

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of obstinare 'to be determined'

1. determined not to change your ideas, behaviour, opinions etc, even when other people think you are being unreasonable
SYN stubborn:

He was the most obstinate man I’ve ever met.

Don’t be so obstinate!

an obstinate refusal to obey
2. [only before noun] British English difficult to deal with or get rid of:

obstinate stains

a complex and obstinate issue
—obstinately adverb
—obstinacy noun [uncountable]

THESAURUS

   ▪ stubborn refusing to change your mind, even when people think you are wrong or are being unreasonable: Dave can be really stubborn once he’s made up his mind. | a stubborn old man
   ▪ obstinate very stubborn, in way that is annoying and unreasonable: I have never met anyone so obstinate. | his obstinate refusal to compromise
   ▪ pig-headed informal refusing to change your mind, even when people think that what you want to do is stupid: I told her she was making a big mistake but she was too pig-headed to listen. | I wish you’d stop being so pig-headed!
   ▪ headstrong very determined to do what you want, often without thinking about the results of your actions – used especially about young people: As a girl, she had been lively and headstrong. | the headstrong impulsiveness of youth
   ▪ wilful British English (also willful American English) doing what you want, even after you have been told to stop, or when you know that it is wrong – used especially about children: He was a spoiled and wilful child, who always got his own way. | She was passionate and wilful – exactly the sort of creature a man ought to avoid.
   ▪ ornery American English behaving in an unreasonable and often angry way, especially by doing the opposite of what people want you to do: an ornery kid | Teenagers can be ornery and rude.

ob·stin·ate

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/ˈɒbstɪnət/

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NAmE

/ˈɑːbstɪnət/

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adjective

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