obdurate
obdurate 英 [ˈɒbdjərət] 美 [ˈɑbdərət]
adj. 顽固的，执拗的；冷酷无情的
He is obdurate in his convictions. 他执着于自己所坚信的事.
He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision. 他依然固执己见, 拒不改变决定.
- Obdurate is a formal word meaning stubborn. If you want to major in English, but your parents are obdurate that you should go premed, they might go so far as to threaten not to pay your tuition.
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- adj. 顽固的，执拗的；冷酷无情的
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1. He is obdurate in his convictions.
他执着于自己所坚信的事.
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2. He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision.
他依然固执己见, 拒不改变决定.
- obdurate (adj.) mid-15c., "stubborn; hardened," from Latin obduratus "hardened," past participle of obdurare "be hard, hold out, persist, endure," from ob "against" (see ob-) + durare "harden, render hard," from durus "hard," from PIE *dru-ro-, suffixed variant form of root *deru- "be firm, solid, steadfast." Related: Obdurately.
ob·dur·ate / ˈɒbdjərət ; NAmE ˈɑːbdərət / adjective ( formal, usually disapproving) refusing to change your mind or your actions in any way 顽固的；固执的；执拗的 SYN stubborn ▶ ob·dur·acy / ˈɒbdjərəsi ; NAmE ˈɑːbdərəsi / noun [uncountable ] ob·dur·ate·ly / ˈɒbdjərətli ; NAmE ˈɑːbdərətli / adverb ob·dur·ate / ˈɒbdjərət ; NAmE ˈɑːbdərət / ob·dur·acy / ˈɒbdjərəsi ; NAmE ˈɑːbdərəsi / ob·dur·ate·ly / ˈɒbdjərətli ; NAmE ˈɑːbdərətli /
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