单词	obduracy
释义	obdurateob‧du‧rate /ˈɒbdjərət $ ˈɑːbdə-/ adjective formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINobdurate Origin: 1400-1500 Latin past participle of obdurare ‘to harden’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES She remained obdurate despite their pleas. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But then Bath, equally obdurate, struck back. Gedge smiled less and the attitude was so workman-like, it all seemed hurried and obdurate. I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate in the matter. Or rather, it was not yet that acceptance, something in Raskolnikov remained obdurate. Remain obdurate and you will hang for your presumption, and many others with you. Thereafter they learnt to invoke the name of the head of the secret police when dealing with obdurate local officials. To avoid further childishness Leonora took refuge in stony, obdurate silence. Up until now he had been obdurate on the matter, the Emmeline was his, he would not give her up. very determined not to change your beliefs, actions, or feelings, in a way that seems unreasonable SYN  stubborn:  They argued, but he remained obdurate.—obduracy noun [uncountable]—obdurately adverb
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