pertinacious
pertinacious 英 [ˌpɜ:tɪˈneɪʃəs] 美 [ˌpɜrtnˈeɪʃəs]
adj. 顽固的；执拗的
- If you won’t take no for an answer, you’re pertinacious. The same holds true if you stubbornly push on a door despite a sign that says “pull.” Pertinacious means unyielding or perversely persistent.
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- adj. 顽固的；执拗的
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1. She is the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics of the policy.
在所有的政策批评家中，她是陈词最多而且最为固执的。
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2. Whenever they encounter something, they manage to see it through, strive forward toward it and deal with it confidently with indomitable will and pertinacious perseverance.
无论他们遇到什么，他们将设法正视它，努力朝它前进，然后依靠顽强的意志和坚强的毅力自信地解决它。
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3. Among the many traits that made Charles Darwin one of the greatest minds in science was his pertinacious personality.
达尔文的各种特质中，让他成为最伟大科学智者之一的，是他执著的个性。
- pertinacious (adj.) 1620s, from pertinacy (late 14c.; see pertinacity) + -ous. Related: Pertinaciously.
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