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单词 obstinance
释义

obstinancen.

Brit. /ˈɒbstᵻnəns/, U.S. /ˈɑbstənəns/
Forms: late Middle English obstinaunce, late Middle English 1700s– obstinance, 1600s obstynance.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obstinantia.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin obstinantia obstinacy, stubbornness (end of the 10th cent.; from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin obstinant- , obstināns , present participle of obstināre (see obstinate adj.) + -ia -ia suffix1; compare -ance suffix.
Obstinacy.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun]
obstination?1387
pertinacyc1390
obstinacya1393
thronessa1400
stubbornnessc1440
obstinance?a1475
durenessc1480
pertinacity?1504
stomacha1513
stiffness1526
tenacity1526
persistence1546
obstacleness1548
obstinateness1561
stiffneckedness1570
self-mindedness1574
intractability1579
persistency1600
obstinancy1614
contumacy1619
stomachfulness1621
tenaciousness1642
pertinaciousness1651
irresignation1657
peremptoriness1747
mulishness1763
strongheadedness1793
dourness1794
unmovableness1818
stoutheartedness1826
bullet-headednessa1849
stalwartism1879
camelishness1883
thick and thin1884
stupidity1886
jusqu'auboutisme1917
die-hardism1922
obstinative-
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1879) VII. 371 [He] was correcte..of an holy man..for his obstinaunce [L. obstinantia] or obstinacion.
a1500 (a1475) G. Ashby Dicta Philosophorum 829 in Poems (1899) 80 (MED) Ayainste wrathe & Ire is a remedy To remember, that it is nat leful Not to contynue in obstinance To be obeyed.
c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 60 And he will not, I intend to shew his obstynance to the King.
1714 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus (ed. 3) II. viii. viii. 18 For if a Prince declares his Want To those whose Duty 'tis to grant, And they, thro' Obstinance, deny The Sov'reign Pow'r a due Supply.
1893 C. T. Lusted Stud., Poets 33 [He] called me a fool for my obstinance.
1938 Jrnl. Amer. Mil. Hist. Found. 2 168 To the mechanician who reads this volume the solidarity of the tactical mind may appear to be pure obstinance, jealousy and imprudence.
1987 B. Duffy World as I found It (1990) 108 Wittgenstein was rather pleased with the resolve, obstinance, spite or whatever it was making him stick by his decision to remain in England over the vacations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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