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obstinate

英 ['ɒbstɪnət] 美['ɑbstɪnət]
  • adj. 顽固的;倔强的;难以控制的

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词态变化


副词: obstinately;名词: obstinacy;

助记提示


1. ob- "against" + stin- "stand" + -ate.
2. => stand against.
3. => persist, stand stubbornly.
4. 或者:ob- "completely" + stin- "stand" + -ate. 这里取 stand 的引申义:固定下来,不动摇。有句话叫“站如松,坐如钟”就是这个道理。整个词的含义就表示“完全不动摇”。
5. 我(o <- wo)不(b)是(s)听(tin)你(ni -> na)的(de -> te) => 固执的.
6. 俺不是听你的。
7. 哦,不是听你的。
8. 谐音"偶不是听你的".助记法: 现在的小孩子都很(固执,倔强).嘴边常挂着偶不是听你的.

中文词源


obstinate 顽固的

ob-,相对,对着的,-stin,站,站立,词源同stand,destiny.即对着站的,站在对面的,引申词义对手,顽固的。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.
严肃、严谨、倔强的他同时又冷漠、多疑、敏感、不会变通。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He can be very obstinate when he wants to be!
他的犟劲儿一上来,简直执拗得要命!

来自《权威词典》

3. He continued to be obstinate.
他依旧固执.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.
她太倔强了,不会让任何人帮她的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.
这个商人在谈判中拗强固执.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》