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obstinately |
| 释义 |
obstinately
ob·sti·nate O0015900 (ŏb′stə-nĭt)adj.1. a. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.b. Characterized by such adherence: an obstinate refusal.2. Difficult to manage, control, or treat: an obstinate problem; an obstinate headache. [Middle English obstinat, from Latin obstinātus, past participle of obstināre, to persist; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] ob′sti·nate·ly adv.ob′sti·nate·ness n.Synonyms: stubborn, headstrong, recalcitrant, intractable, bullheaded, pigheaded, mulish These adjectives mean tenaciously unwilling to yield. Obstinate implies unreasonable rigidity: "Mr. Quincy labored hard with the governor to obtain his assent, but he was obstinate" (Benjamin Franklin). Stubborn pertains to innate, often perverse resoluteness or unyieldingness: "She was very stubborn when her mind was made up" (Samuel Butler). One who is headstrong is obstinately bent on having his or her own way: The headstrong senator ignored his constituency. A person who is recalcitrant rebels against authority: The police arrested the recalcitrant protestors. Intractable refers to what is obstinate and difficult to manage or control: "the intractable ferocity of his captive" (Edgar Allan Poe). Bullheaded suggests foolish or irrational obstinacy, and pigheaded, stupid obstinacy: Don't be bullheaded; see a doctor. "It's a pity pious folks are so apt to be pigheaded" (Harriet Beecher Stowe). Mulish implies the obstinacy and intractability associated with a mule: "It is a mark of my own chalky insecurity and mulish youth that I hounded Andy every chance I got" (Brian Doyle).Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | obstinately - in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position"cussedly, mulishly, obdurately, pig-headedly, stubbornly | Translationsobstinate (ˈobstinət) adjective refusing to yield, obey etc. She won't change her mind – she's very obstinate. 固執的,倔強的 固执的,倔强的 ˈobstinacy (-nəsi) noun 固執 固执ˈobstinately adverb 固執地 固执地MedicalSeeobstinateobstinately
Synonyms for obstinatelyadv in a stubborn unregenerate mannerSynonyms- cussedly
- mulishly
- obdurately
- pig-headedly
- stubbornly
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