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Obstinate Adj Persevere Upset Obstinacy ɔbstinit A.固执的,倔强的 英

单词 obstinate
音标 ['ɔbstinit]
解释 a.固执的,倔强的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 固执的,倔强的(unre asonably determined; stubborn; dogged)
【考】 obstinate : persevere / tactless(insensitiv e) : offend(顽固的[人]坚持/笨 拙的(迟钝的)[人] 冒犯)unflappable : upset / obstinate : persuade(镇定的人不易被扰乱 /顽固的人不易被说服)反义词: tractable(驯良的)
【记】 ob+stin(=stand)+ate →坚决站着→固执的;
【同】 n. obstinacy
【例】 The obstinate juror refused to consider the evidence.
字源 obstinate (adj.)
mid-14c., from Latin obstinatus "resolute, resolved, determined, inflexible, stubborn," past participle of obstinare "persist, stand stubbornly, set one's mind on," from ob "by" (see ob-) + stinare (related to stare "stand") from PIE *ste-no-, from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Obstinately.
不择手段背单词 adj. 固执倔强的; 执迷不悟的 = obdurate = refractory
【记】ob我不, stin拿, ate吃的一我不吃东西一固执的
【类】obstinate: persevere = tactless[insensitive]: offend顽固的人坚持 = 笨拙的人冒犯unflappable: upset = obstinate: persuade镇定的人不易被扰乱 = 顽固的人不易被说服firmness: obstinacy = supple: spineless = thin: emaciated特坚定是顽固 = 特柔软是没有勇气 = 特瘦是瘦弱的
【反】tractable(adj 易驾驭的; 易处理的)
趣味全助记 【记】ob 不 + destination 目标,不达目的不罢休→倔强;近于pertinacious 固执的;
【相关】tenacious 顽强的

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